A 35-year-old woman with persistent sinus symptoms for 12 days with purulent nasal discharge and facial pain is diagnosed with acute bacterial rhinosi...

Question

A 35-year-old woman with persistent sinus symptoms for 12 days with purulent nasal discharge and facial pain is diagnosed with acute bacterial rhinosinusitis. First-line therapy?

Accepted Answer

High-dose amoxicillin-clavulanate

Answer

Levofloxacin

Answer

Macrolide monotherapy

Answer

Doxycycline plus steroid taper

Answer

No antibiotics-viral only

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis

A 35-year-old woman with persistent sinus symptoms for 12 days with purulent nasal discharge and facial pain is diagnosed with acute bacterial rhinosinusitis. First-line therapy?