Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6222617 | The Journal of Pediatrics | 2014 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
In children with acute sinusitis, proven nasopharyngeal colonization with S pneumoniae at presentation independently predicted time to symptom resolution. Future randomized, placebo-controlled trials could investigate the usefulness of testing for the presence of nasopharyngeal pathogens as a predictor of response to treatment.
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Authors
Nader MD, MPH, Ellen R. MD, Jong H. PhD, Marcia MS, A'Delbert MD, Lynda L. MD, Alejandro MD,