What Antibiotics Treat Sinus Infections
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Dozens of antibiotics are available that can treat most cases of pneumonia in or out of the hospital, but it is sometimes difficult for the physician to select the best drug. Patients with pneumonia are given a specific antibiotic based on what type of organism is causing the disease. If the organism is unknown, the antibiotic is based on individual risk factors, such as age, health, and severity of the illness.
In determining the appropriate antibiotic, the physician must first answer...
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Sinus Headache or Migraine?
...The most effective Migraine medications are triptans. Unless there are signs of a sinus infection, antibiotics should not be prescribed. More than 35 million Americans suffer from Migraines.¹... Read more »Sinusitis: Diagnosis
...Some experts complain that too many patients are diagnosed with true sinusitis and given unnecessary antibiotics when their symptoms would actually resolve easily in days with over-the-counter... Read more »Colds and the Flu: Diagnosis
...pertussis and Neisseria meningitidis (types of bacteria). The culture may help determine appropriate antibiotic therapy.Several rapid tests for the flu can produce results in less than 30 minutes,... Read more »Colds and the Flu: Medications
...healthy elderly people, be given the pneumococcal vaccine, particularly in light of the increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This has created a great sense of urgency in the medical... Read more »Cirrhosis: Abdominal Infections
Abdominal InfectionsAntibiotics are administered when fluid examination and tests for ascites indicate infection. For a first episode, the antibiotic cefotaxime is typically administered... Read more »Images
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