International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 113-116 , September 2008

Two cases of extraordinary chronic rhinosinusitis in pediatrics: Take care of antibiotic overprescribing in primary care

  • Bulent M. Ertugrul

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Adnan Menderes University, School of Medicine, Aydın, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +90 532 645 66 21; fax: +90 256 214 64 95.
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  • Okay Basak

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Practice, Adnan Menderes University, School of Medicine, Aydın, Turkey
    • Tel.: +90 256 2121850.
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  • Mete Eyigor

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Adnan Menderes University, School of Medicine, Aydın, Turkey
    • Tel.: +90 256 2120020 415.
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  • Ayşe Yenigun

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Adnan Menderes University, School of Medicine, Aydın, Turkey
    • Tel.: +90 256 4441256.
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  • Sema Basak

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Adnan Menderes University, School of Medicine, Aydın, Turkey
    • Tel.: +90 533 7693146.

Received 31 October 2007 ,Revised 29 December 2007 ,Accepted 5 January 2008.

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PII: S1871-4048(08)00002-6

doi: 10.1016/j.pedex.2008.01.006

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 113-116 , September 2008

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