Randomized Controlled Trial of 3 vs 10 Days of Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole for Acute Maxillary Sinusitis

Williams, John W; Holleman, Donald R.; Samsa, Greg; Simel, David L.

doi:10.1001/jama.1995.03520370057037

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“…An early study of the use of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for 3 versus 10 days to treat sinusitis diagnosed on a clinical and radiographic basis showed similar clinical success rates (76% vs. 77%) [39]. However, that study was not based on results of cultures of sinus aspirates and probably contained cases of viral sinusitis.…”

Section: Management Of Sinusitis: a Continuing Challengementioning

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Acute Community-Acquired Bacterial Sinusitis: Continuing Challenges and Current Management

Sande

Gwaltney

2004

Clinical Infectious Diseases

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Acute sinusitis is one of the most common infections seen in general clinical practice. The most common cause of acute sinusitis is viral; however, many patients receive a prescription for an antibiotic. Such injudicious prescribing habits have a major impact on health care costs, contribute to the increasing prevalence of drug-resistant strains of common respiratory pathogens, and reflect many of the challenges in differentiating viral and bacterial disease. Sinus puncture and culture of the aspirate, the diagnostic reference standard in the research setting, are not appropriate for routine clinical practice. However, certain clinical signs and symptoms that do not improve or that worsen after 7-10 days are currently accepted criteria for diagnosis of bacterial sinusitis. Accurate diagnosis can select patients who would benefit most from antimicrobial use. Antimicrobial agents should be selected on the basis of local resistance patterns, and their spectrum of activity should cover the common bacterial pathogens, including resistant strains.

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Section: Management Of Sinusitis: a Continuing Challengementioning

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Acute Community-Acquired Bacterial Sinusitis: Continuing Challenges and Current Management

Sande

Gwaltney

2004

Clinical Infectious Diseases

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“…lective prescription'' strategy is the option with the lowest costs per cured patient. This enhances the decision to prescribe short regimens (18), or cheap antibiotics, which are equally effective in the treatment of acute sinusitis (12). If the costs of being symptomatic are higher than DFL548 per week, a ''selective prescription'' strategy is the option with the lowest costs per cured patient.…”

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Antibiotic prescription for acute sinusitis in otherwise healthy adults. Clinical cure in relation to costs

Bock¹,

Erkel

Springer

et al. 2001

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

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“…Publication guidelines are often referred to as checklists, since like other such documents they serve the function of "aides memoires," which have proven valuable in managing information in complex systems 10 . Rigid or mechanical application of checklists can of course prevent users from making sense of complex information 11,12 , but, paradoxically, checklists, like all constraints, can also serve as a crucial driver for creativity. The SQUIRE guidelines must therefore always be understood and used as signposts, not shackles 13 .…”

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Publication Guidelines for Quality Improvement Studies in Health Care: Evolution of the SQUIRE Project

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In 2005 we published draft guidelines for reporting studies of quality improvement interventions as the initial step in a consensus process for development of a more definitive version. The current article contains the revised version, which we refer to as SQUIRE (Standards for QUality Improvement Reporting Excellence). We describe the consensus process, which included informal feedback, formal written commentaries, input from publication guideline developers, review of the literature on the epistemology of improvement and on methods for evaluating complex social programs, and a meeting of stakeholders for critical review of the guidelines' content and wording, followed by commentary on sequential versions from an expert consultant group. Finally, we examine major differences between SQUIRE and the initial draft, and consider limitations of and unresolved questions about SQUIRE; we also describe ancillary supporting documents and alternative versions under development, and plans for dissemination, testing, and further development of SQUIRE.

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Randomized Controlled Trial of 3 vs 10 Days of Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole for Acute Maxillary Sinusitis

Cited by 87 publications

References 36 publications

Acute Community-Acquired Bacterial Sinusitis: Continuing Challenges and Current Management

Acute Community-Acquired Bacterial Sinusitis: Continuing Challenges and Current Management

Antibiotic prescription for acute sinusitis in otherwise healthy adults. Clinical cure in relation to costs

Publication Guidelines for Quality Improvement Studies in Health Care: Evolution of the SQUIRE Project

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