Anaerobes and fungi in chronic suppurative otitis media

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 106, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 649-652

  Ibekwe, A Olu ^a   Shareef, Zain A L ^a   Benayam, Ashraf ^a  

^a NORTH WEST ARMED FORCES HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Anaerobes; Chronic suppurative otitis media; Fungi; Microbiology

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; GENTAMICIN;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CANDIDA; CHILD; CHRONIC OTITIS MEDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 8544239348     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348949710600806     Document Type: Article

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