National trends in visit rates and antibiotic prescribing for adults with acute sinusitis

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 1513-1514

  Fairlie, Tarayn ^a   Shapiro, Daniel J ^b   Hersh, Adam L ^c   Hicks, Lauri A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; MACROLIDE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE SINUSITIS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LETTER; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OFFICE VISITS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINUSITIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84868298309     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.4089     Document Type: Letter

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