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Diagnosis and treatment of acute and subacute sinusitis in children and adults

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The criteria available to accurately diagnose sinusitis has been reasonably established. However, no single test should be considered conclusive unless the clinical history fits the diagnosis of sinusitis. As with all other disciplines of medicine, there remains an \ldart\rd to the timing and choice of the appropriate test and formulating an interpretation before a final diagnosis can be secured. If the criteria set forth in this article are followed, we believe that considerable benefit will follow in terms of cost savings from limiting the number of inaccuracies in diagnosis and, therefore, needless and sometimes harmful treatment schemes. The haphazard manner in which potent, broad-spectrum antibiotic preparations are prescribed in some medical communities is likely the reason for the observed emergence of more and more resistant organisms in the ambulatory care setting.

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Incaudo, G.A., Wooding, L.G. Diagnosis and treatment of acute and subacute sinusitis in children and adults. Clinic Rev Allerg Immunol 16, 157–204 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02739329

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