Complications of acute rhinosinusitis in The Netherlands

Family Practice

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 147-153

  Hansen, F S ^a   Hoffmans, R ^a   Georgalas, C ^a   Fokkens, W J ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acute rhinosinusitis; Antibiotics; Complications

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; XYLOMETAZOLINE;

ACUTE RHINOSINUSITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENCEPHALITIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENINGITIS; NETHERLANDS; ORBIT CELLULITIS; ORBIT DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHINOSINUSITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBDURAL EMPYEMA;

EID: 84859242123     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmr062     Document Type: Article

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