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New sinus culture applicator (Yariktas applicator)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Murat Yariktas
Affiliation:
Departments of Otorhinolaryngology, Süleyman Demirel University School of Medicine, Isparta, Turkey.
Fehmi Doner
Affiliation:
Departments of Otorhinolaryngology, Süleyman Demirel University School of Medicine, Isparta, Turkey.
Mustafa Demirci
Affiliation:
Clinical Microbiology, Süleyman Demirel University School of Medicine, Isparta, Turkey.
Harun Dogru
Affiliation:
Departments of Otorhinolaryngology, Süleyman Demirel University School of Medicine, Isparta, Turkey.

Abstract

Identification of the pathogen is crucial for the selection of an appropriate antibiotic in the management of sinusitis. We describe an original instrument that provides contamination-free culture from the sinus in endoscopic sinus surgery.

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2003

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