Single-blind study of manuka honey in allergic fungal rhinosinusitis

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 238-243

  Thamboo, Andrew ^a   Thamboo, Andrea ^a   Philpott, Carl ^a   Javer, Amin ^a   Clark, Allan ^a  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis; Manuka honey; Sinusitis

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MANUKA HONEY; MEDIHONEY ANTIBACTERIAL MEDICAL HONEY; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALLERGIC FUNGAL RHINOSINUSITIS; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HONEY; HUMAN; LEPTOSPERMUM; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHINOSINUSITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SINUSITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; HONEY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MYCOSES; NASAL MUCOSA; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SINUSITIS;

EID: 79955372299     PISSN: 19160216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2011.100235     Document Type: Article

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