Maxillary Sinus Puncture and Culture in the Diagnosis of Acute Rhinosinusitis: The Case for Pursuing Alternative Culture Methods
- 1 July 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery
- Vol. 127 (1), 7-12
- https://doi.org/10.1067/mhn.2002.124847
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Traditional assessments of the microbial flora associated with acute bacterial rhinosinusitis have relied on maxillary sinus punctures (taps) and culture. These taps are now considered t...Keywords
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