Emergency Medicine Reports – May 2, 2004
May 2, 2004
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Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis: Patient Assessment, Risk Stratification, Referral Strategies, and Outcome-Effective Antibiotic Selection
In part II of this two-part series, the Antibiotic Therapy in Bacterial Sinusitis (ATBS) Clinical Consensus Panel outlines risk-directed strategies for management of patients with acute bacterial rhinosinusitis. Outlining specific symptomatic, historical, and host criteria that prompt empiric antibiotic therapy, and a sequencing strategy for antimicrobial drug selection, this review provides practical, evidence-based strategies for patient management.