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Mansoura Medical Bulletin. 1985; 14 (2): 97-104
in English
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ABSTRACT
The ability of different antibiotics to penetrate into the diseased maxillary sinus mucosa and to sinus secretion was investigated in patients with chronic maxillary sinusitis. 50 patients were given a course either of rifampicin [18 patients], cephalexin [16 patient] or ampicillin [16 patient], 60 aspirated, and 90 irrigated secretion samples were assessed for determination of the concentration of these antibiotice. The highest concentration was achieved with rifampicin and the lowest was with cephalexin