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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