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Bacterial Sinusitis
Infection Bacterial sinusitis Brief outline/clinical setting Anterior or post nasal discharge OR Nasal obstruction with or without facial pain or change in sense of smell. Antibiotics are necessary if 1) Symptoms >10 days and < 3 months 2) Severe lasting fever or purulence 3) Worsening of symptoms < 10 days Aetiologies/organisms Strep pneumoniae, Haemophilus Influenza, Moraxella catarrha
| Infection | Bacterial sinusitis |
| Brief outline/clinical setting | Anterior or post nasal discharge OR Nasal obstruction with or without facial pain or change in sense of smell. Antibiotics are necessary if 1) Symptoms >10 days and < 3 months 2) Severe lasting fever or purulence 3) Worsening of symptoms < 10 days |
| Aetiologies/organisms | Strep pneumoniae, Haemophilus Influenza, Moraxella catarrhalis |
| Optimal antimicrobial selection | Amoxicillin- clavulanate 1g po tds Cefuroxime 1g po BD |
| Duration | 5 days |
| Alternative if allergic/not available | Ceftriaxone 1g ivi bd |
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