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Friday Aug 10, 2018
Friday Aug 10, 2018
January 2008 Author in the Room® Teleconference
Author: Ian George Williamson, MD
Article: "Antibiotics and Topical Nasal Steroid for Treatment of Acute Sinusitis"
Summary Points:
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Antibiotics are not so effective in the routine treatment of cases of acute sinusitis even when of probable bacterial origin, and should therefore be used more judiciously and with greater caution.
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Expectations should not necessarily be for antibiotics but balanced risk assessments and symptom advice are still important.
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Findings of lack of efficacy for antibiotics should drive a research agenda which aims to identify subgroups that might benefit from their use and/or other types of treatment.
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