Acute Sinusitis
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Indications | Average length of illness 2.5 weeks. Reserve antibiotics for severe/deteriorating cases of 7-10 days duration. |
Organism | S.pneumoniae |
Samples | None recommended. |
Treatment | |
1st line | Penicillin V 1g twice daily or 500mg four times daily for seven days. |
2nd line | Doxycycline 200mg stat and then 100mg daily for a total of seven days. |
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