Are antibiotics indicated for acute sinusitis?

Laryngoscope

Volumn 124, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1979-1980

  Tashima, Lauren ^a   Piccirillo, Jay F ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACUTE RHINOSINUSITIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL SINUSITIS; DRUG INDICATION; HUMAN; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SHORT SURVEY; VIRAL SINUSITIS; WATCHFUL WAITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; SINUSITIS;

EID: 84906936641     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: 15314995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.24540     Document Type: Short Survey

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