Acute sinusitis: When—and when not—to prescribe antibiotics: Postgraduate Medicine: Vol 115, No 1

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Winter is typically a time when patients flock to their primary care physician seeking an antibiotic for a suspected sinus infection. But is antibiotic treatment appropriate in all cases? In this article, Dr Leggett examines available study data regarding the reliability of diagnostic predictors of acute sinusitis and the value of antimicrobial therapy on patient outcomes. He also offers an appropriate approach to treatment of sinusitis based on duration and severity of symptoms.

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