Stat Consult: Acute sinusitis in children and adolescents
Acute sinusitis is common, affecting 6% to 7% of children presenting with respiratory symptoms.
Sinusitis
CDC, ACP issue guidelines for appropriate antibiotic use for acute respiratory tract infection in adults
Reducing inappropriate antibiotic prescribing will improve the quality of patient care, decrease healthcare costs, and preserve the effectiveness of antibiotics.
Surgery benefits patients with chronic sinus infection, sleep dysfunction
Patients suffering chronic rhinosinusitis and obstructive sleep apnea may benefit from endoscopic sinus surgery, wrote Timothy L. Smith, MD, MPH, and colleages in a recent study, published in JAMA Otolaryngoloy-Head and Neck Surgery.
IDSA issues guidelines for acute bacterial rhinosinusitis
Establish a clinical diagnosis of acute bacterial rhinosinusitis before initiating therapy with β-lactam antibiotics, the Infectious Disease Society of America recommends.
Rare amoeba infection kills second neti pot user
Health officials are warning people about the potential dangers of using tap water for sinus irrigation after two neti pot users in Louisiana died from infection with Naegleria fowleri, a “brain-eating” amoeba.
Effectiveness of a sinus CT
How reliable is a CT scan of the sinuses in a patient who does not respond to an initial extended course of antimicrobial treatment for sinusitis?
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