American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 5 , Pages 360-363 , September 2010

A randomized prospective study of oral levofloxacin vs intravenous flomoxef prophylaxis in postoperative infection after endoscopic sinus surgery

Received 23 July 2008

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PII: S0196-0709(09)00124-0

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2009.06.001

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 5 , Pages 360-363 , September 2010

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