Abstract Background Sinusitis Is the fifth most common reason for patients to visit primary
care physicians, yet clinical outcomes relevant to patients are seldom studied. Objective To …

WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT• Determining bacterial aetiology of
acute sinusitis is difficult without employing invasive procedures.• Most episodes of acute …

BACKGROUND: In general practice, acute sinusitis is frequently diagnosed and treated with
antibiotics. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the evidence for the effectiveness of …

Background The National Physicians Alliance (NPA)–initiated a project titled “Promoting
Good Stewardship in Clinical Practice” to develop a list of the “Top 5” activities in primary …

To date, there is no high-quality evidence that antibiotic therapy has any effect on the long-
term management of chronic rhinosinusitis. No randomized placebo-controlled studies …

We did a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) to assess the therapeutic role
of antibiotics for acute sinusitis compared with placebo. Eligible studies were retrieved from …

Primary care doctors should be cautious in the diagnosis and treatment of sinusitis as acute
bacterial sinusitis is currently over-diagnosed and over-treated in primary care practice. The …

Office visits for acute bacterial rhinosinusitis (ABRS) have increased steadily in the past 2
decades, and ABRS accounted for 0.4% of ambulatory diagnoses in 1995, ranking as the …

Rational antibiotic therapy for sinusitis is a difficult goal, made difficult by few satisfactory
comparative trials with sufficient clinical power, the large numbers of therapeutic options …

PREVIEW Winter is typically a time when patients flock to their primary care physician
seeking an antibiotic for a suspected sinus infection. But is antibiotic treatment appropriate in …