Tsunami sinusitis

Because of her poor general condition, only the maxillary sinuses could be irrigated. The presence of enteric and Gram-negative bacteria, E coli and Proteus sp, could be explained by sewage contamination of seawater.4 The treatment for sinusitis in tsunami victims has not been established owing to t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Lancet (British edition) 2011-09, Vol.378 (9796), p.1116-1116
Hauptverfasser:	Baba, Shintaro, Dr, Kondo, Kenji, MD, Kanaya, Kaori, MD, Suzukawa, Keigo, MD, Sato, Taku, MD, Kurata, Hideaki, MD, Hiruma, Takahiro, MD, Fujita, Hidenobu, MD, Yahagi, Naoki, Prof, Yamasoba, Tatsuya, Prof
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Bacteria Bacterial Infections - diagnosis Bacterial Infections - etiology Bacterial Infections - therapy Biological and medical sciences Disasters E coli Female General aspects Humans Internal Medicine Japan Maxillary Sinusitis - diagnosis Maxillary Sinusitis - etiology Maxillary Sinusitis - therapy Medical sciences Multiple Trauma Near Drowning - complications Seawater Sewage Sinuses Sphenoid Sinusitis - diagnosis Sphenoid Sinusitis - etiology Sphenoid Sinusitis - therapy Tidal waves Tsunamis
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Zusammenfassung:	Because of her poor general condition, only the maxillary sinuses could be irrigated. The presence of enteric and Gram-negative bacteria, E coli and Proteus sp, could be explained by sewage contamination of seawater.4 The treatment for sinusitis in tsunami victims has not been established owing to the scarcity of reports about this condition.
ISSN:	0140-6736 1474-547X
DOI:	10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60832-5