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Treatment of Acute Sinusitis in Children
June 13, 2023
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Sinusitis, a common infection causing sinus inflammation, is often triggered by allergies or the common cold. While some patients require prescribed medication, antibiotics are often overprescribed. In the U.S., providers write an overwhelming five million antibiotic prescriptions each year for children and teens with acute sinusitis. Around 65 percent of patients receive either amoxicillin or amoxicillin/clavulanate as first-line treatments.
Listen to our pediatric experts discuss acute sinusitis treatment
In this episode, recorded live from the Pediatric Academic Societies 2024 meeting, Matthew “Boots” Kronman, MD, MSCE, joins us to shed light on his research with Tom Savage, MD, on the effectiveness of antibiotics, including identifying which patients are most likely to benefit from antibiotic treatments.
Dr. Kronman is the fellowship program director for Pediatric Infectious Diseases and medical director of outpatient antimicrobial stewardship at Seattle Children’s Hospital, and an associate professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
In this episode, our guest discusses:
- Addressing the evidence gap with new sinusitis research
- Outcome measures comparing amoxicillin and amoxicillin/clavulanate treatments
- How this new research helps inform the choice of antibiotic based on current guidelines
- Secondary outcomes, including the risk of yeast infections
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- Propensity score matching
- Treatment failure outcomes
