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Research Article

Symptoms and Clinical and Radiological Signs Predicting the Presence of Pathogenic Bacteria in Acute Rhinosinusitis

J. Silvain Lacroix Department of Community Medicine and 5Division of Radiology, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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Alma Ricchetti Department of Community Medicine and 5Division of Radiology, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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Daniel Lew Department of Community Medicine and 5Division of Radiology, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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Cécile Delhumeau Department of Community Medicine and 5Division of Radiology, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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Alfredo Morabia Department of Community Medicine and 5Division of Radiology, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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Hans Stalder Department of Community Medicine and 5Division of Radiology, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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François Terrier Department of Community Medicine and 5Division of Radiology, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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Laurent Kaiser Department of Community Medicine and 5Division of Radiology, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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Pages 192-196 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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