Antibiotics for acute purulent rhinitis

Editorial

Bruce Arroll et al. BMJ. 2002.

. 2002 Dec 7;325(7376):1311-2.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7376.1311.

No abstract available

Comment in

Establish reason why purulent rhinitis is persistent first.
Robb PJ. Robb PJ. BMJ. 2003 Mar 1;326(7387):502. doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7387.502/a. BMJ. 2003. PMID: 12609957 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Amoxycillin and co-trimoxazole in presumed viral respiratory infections of childhood: placebo-controlled trial.
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