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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