Oral antibiotics and the management of chronic sinusitis: What do we know

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 22-26

  Russell, Paul T ^a   Bekeny, James Russell ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

antibiotics; bacteria; rhinosinusitis; sinusitis

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS;

EID: 84895076489     PISSN: 10689508     EISSN: 15316998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000022     Document Type: Review

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