This clinical practice guideline formulates recommendations for health care providers
regarding the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of children, ages 1 to 21 years, with …

OBJECTIVE: To update the American Academy of Pediatrics clinical practice guideline
regarding the diagnosis and management of acute bacterial sinusitis in children and …

Establishing an accurate diagnosis of bacterial sinusitis is challenging but critical, because
viral rhinosinusitis is at least 20 to 200 times more common than bacterial infection of the …

Clinical practice guidelines for the management of acute sinusitis in children have been
published by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Of note is that in this document, a brief …

Objective. Although antimicrobial treatment for children with acute sinusitis is used
commonly, it is unclear whether it offers significant clinical benefit. The purpose of this study …

Acute sinusitis is commonly encountered in clinical practice and treated in the primary care
setting. The clinician should recognize the subtle clinical presentation of acute bacterial …

Pediatric sinusitis has a significant adverse effect on health-related quality of life in children
[1]. Despite widespread acceptance of this principle, the proper management of sinusitis in …

Importance The large overlap between symptoms of acute sinusitis and viral upper
respiratory tract infection suggests that certain subgroups of children being diagnosed with …

Sinusitis is a prevalent and costly disease that affects> 14% of the population and accounts
for> $2 billion in yearly healthcare costs. It is one of the most common conditions treated by …

OBJECTIVE: The role of antibiotic therapy in managing acute bacterial sinusitis (ABS) in
children is controversial. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of …