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Sinusitis since january. having septoplasty/clean-out. will they take a sample to determine what antibiotic to use post-op? if not, when would they?
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Yes they will: In addition to cleaning out the sinuses they will do cultures to determine the bacteria causing the problem as well as the sensitivity to antibiotics
Answered 9/12/2014
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