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Which antibiotics would you prescribe someone who has a sinus infection and isn't allergic to any medication?
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Amoxicillin: The problem with sinusitis is accurate diagnosis. If the symptoms have been present for less than 10-14 days studies show that the chances of it being a viral illness is very high and antibiotics will not help at all. In acute sinusitis Amoxicillin would be first if not better in 36-48 hours may change to amoxicillin-clavulanic acid (augmentin).
Answered 11/10/2014
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