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Which antibiotics are best for shpenoid sinus infection? thank you. can antibiotics help or only surgery?
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Combination: therapy is the best idea: If not allergic to penicillin, Augmentin and Bactrim DS PLUS nasal cortisone spray and saline nasal douches ( NaSal). CT scan of the sinuses will demonstate the degree of pathology.
Answered 11/9/2018
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