Antibiotics must often be used in treatment of sinusitis. Their choice is often empiric, since nasal cultures do not accurately reflect the pathological microbiology inside the sinuses ...

Use of antibiotics for acute sinusitis in children reduces treatment failures, a meta-analysis showed, but the results may also support initial observation given the natural history of the ...

Two clinical trials of amoxicillin/clavulanate, 1 standard dose and 1 high dose in children with AOM showed similar rates of superiority of antibiotic over placebo ...

Antibiotics or antihistamines can be used to treat acute sinusitis caused by either an underlying infection or allergy. When sinusitis does not respond to treatment, your doctor may recommend ...

She also consults on digital content for physician medical education. A sinus infection, or sinusitis, is inflammation of the cavities around your nasal passages. Symptoms of a viral or bacterial ...

Antibiotics were once considered a first-line treatment for sinusitis. In fact, a 2001 report in the journal American Family Physician estimated that antibiotics were prescribed for up to 98 ...

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