Inhaled hyaluronic acid as ancillary treatment in children with bacterial acute rhinopharyngitis

Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 537-543

  Varricchio, A ^a   Capasso, M ^a   Awisati, F ^a   Varricchio, A M ^a   De Lucia, A ^a   Brunese, F P ^a   Ciprandi, G ^a  

^a Associazione Italiana Vie Aeree Superiori (AIVAS) Study Group   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacterial acute rhinopharyngitis; Children; Hyaluronic acid; Topical antibiotic

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID; ISOTONIC SOLUTION; THIAMPHENICOL; XYLITOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT;

ACUTE RHINOPHARYNGITIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEBULIZER; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PARALLEL DESIGN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHINOPHARYNGITIS; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ACUTE DISEASE; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIUM; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NEUTROPHIL; PATHOLOGY; PHARYNGITIS; RHINITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; MALE; NEUTROPHILS; PHARYNGITIS; RHINITIS; THIAMPHENICOL;

EID: 84921842400     PISSN: 0393974X     EISSN: 17246083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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