Upper Respiratory Infections

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 123, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Anon, Jack B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibacterial agents; Bacterial infections; Guideline adherence; Sinusitis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CEFDINIR; CEFIXIME; CEFPODOXIME; CEFTIBUTEN; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; GEMIFLOXACIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MACROLIDE; MOXIFLOXACIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINITIS; RHINOSINUSITIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EFFICIENCY; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; FLUOROQUINOLONES; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; MALE; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; MORAXELLA (BRANHAMELLA) CATARRHALIS; PENICILLINS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TRYPTAMINES;

EID: 77949884527     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2010.02.003     Document Type: Article

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