DISEASE OUTBREAKSLUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVEEDITOR,--Jens Georg Hansen and colleagues report a significant association of the C reactive protein concentration and erythrocyte sedimentation rate with acute maxillary sinusitis.1 Their conclusion that the symptoms and signs included in their logistic regression ...
Objective: The value of symptoms and clinical findings for the diagnosis of acute maxillary sinusitis in general practice is unclear. We investigated the relation between clinical picture and objective findings. Methods: For 113 adult patients suspected by their general practitioner (GP) of having max...
Acute maxillary rhinosinusitis is the most common affliction of all paranasal sinuses and the most commonsinus diseasecausing facial pain (Fig. 6.1). The pain is usuallyrelated to the affectedmaxillary antrum, but is often referred to the upper teeth (whose roots are intimately related to the fl...
Microbiological analyses and antibiotic sensitivity tests were done on 26 patients with acute maxillary sinusitis during the first 9 months of 1986. Positive cultures were obtained in 23 of the patients, with anaerobes cultured in 13 (50%). Haemophilus influenzae was cultured in all non-producers ...
Acute maxillary sinusitis is a disease of varied etiology. Over half of the cases are caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae and Hemophilus influenzae. Anaerobic bacteria account for another 10% of cases and these are usually of dental origi... JM Gwaltney,A Sydnor,MA Sande - 《Ann Otol Rhinol La...
Air-fluid levels on transillumination of the sinuses (60% reproducibility rate for assessing maxillary sinus disease) Facial erythema Diagnosis Acute sinusitis is a clinical diagnosis. However, the evaluation might include the following laboratory tests [5] : Nasal cytology Nasal-sinus biopsy Tests...
The researchers measured the number of days to cure sinus symptoms. Based on the results, a shorter course of treatment for acute maxillary sinusitis may be permissible when used in conjunction with topical decongestants. 展开 年份: 1995
Acute bacterial rhinosinusitis (ABRS) is a highly prevalent disease associated with significant direct and indirect costs. It is paramount that a practitioner can distinguish between acute viral rhinosinusitis and ABRS to avoid unnecessary antibiotic usage. It is also important to understand that establish...
Maxillary sinus puncture and culture in the diagnosis of acute rhinosinusitis: the case for pursuing alternative culture methods. Objective: Traditional assessments of the microbial flora associated with acute bacterial rhinosinusitis have relied on maxillary sinus punctures (taps) an... MS Benninger,PC...
In: Mycoplasmas as agents of human disease: proceedings of an interdisciplinary conference. International Organization for Mycoplasma, October 7, 1984, Washington, DC, p. 21–38. Google Scholar Siegel, J. D.: Diagnosis and management of acute sinusitis in children. Pediatric Infectious Diseases ...