Tap water or "sterile" water for sinus irrigations: What are our patients using?

International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 300-302

  Sowerby, Leigh J ^a   Wright, Erin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Rhinosinusitis; Saline irrigation; Sinus irrigation; Sterile water; Tap water

Indexed keywords

BOILED WATER; DISTILLED WATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TAP WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; DISTILLATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEAT TREATMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NASAL LAVAGE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AMEBIASIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM PROTOZOAL INFECTIONS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STERILIZATION; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION; WATER;

EID: 84864799688     PISSN: 20426976     EISSN: 20426984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/alr.21031     Document Type: Article

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