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Pinpointing Bacterial Sinusitis.
In cases of suspected acute bacterial sinusitis, diagnostic certainty increases from 50% to 90% focusing on a specific handful of clinical clues, Dr. Morten Lindbaek said during WONCA 2001, the conference of the World Organization of Family Doctors.
This approach may reduce the widespread overuse of antibiotics in patients with suspected acute bacterial sinusitis.
To zero in on clinical tip-offs that are useful in identifying patients with bacterial sinusitis, Dr. Lindbaek of the University of Oslo analyzed data from four published studies.
The studies involved 1,063 patients who had clinically suspected acute sinusitis and were seen in primary care settings. Each study featured an objective reference standard to confirm the diagnosis.
Four factors were associated with a confirmed diagnosis of acute purulent sinusitis and seem particularly ...
- Clinical clues help pinpoint bacterial sinusitis. (LESS RELIANCE ON COSTLY...
- Magazine article from: Family Practice News Jancin, Bruce October 15, 2001 700+ words
...of diagnosing bacterial sinusitis can be boosted...patient has acute purulent sinusitis, imaging studies...patients with bacterial sinusitis, he analyzed...diagnosis of acute purulent sinusitis. It's widely...
- Patients With Bacterial Sinusitis Report Initial Antibiotic Was Not Effective,...
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...Almost 40 percent of acute bacterial sinusitis sufferers report the antibiotic...large portion of acute bacterial sinusitis patients are not having...Alabama. "Treating acute bacterial sinusitis with an appropriate agent...
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...quinolones for the treatment of acute bacterial sinusitis is based on laboratory data but...roquinolones and -lactams in acute bacterial sinusitis. Results: We identified 8 randomized...Interpretation: In the treatment of acute bacterial sinusitis, newer fluoroquinolones conferred...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire August 8, 2005 700+ words
...levofloxacin) tablets to treat acute bacterial sinusitis. This regimen is available in the...approved for the treatment of acute bacterial sinusitis. The approval is based on a clinical...estimated 20 million cases of acute bacterial sinusitis. "This new dosing regimen for...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire February 26, 2004 700+ words
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire January 21, 2004 700+ words
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- The treatment of acute bacterial sinusitis: No change is good medicine
- Magazine article from: Canadian Medical Association. Journal Saux, Nicole Le March 25, 2008 700+ words
...days, and even patients with acute bacterial sinusitis have a 50%-70% chance of recovery...antibiotics for the treatment of acute bacterial sinusitis. Do their findings indicate a need...in which the diagnosis of acute bacterial sinusitis was based on various clinical criteria...
- Antibiotics, topical steroids show no effect in acute bacterial...
- Magazine article from: Family Practice News Moon, Mary Ann January 1, 2008 700+ words
...spray is effective against acute bacterial sinusitis, according to a randomized study...the median duration of symptoms of bacterial sinusitis before the doctor visit was 7 days...with the typical features of acute bacterial sinusitis, neither an antibiotic nor a topical...
Source: HighBeam Research, Pinpointing Bacterial Sinusitis.