Serial sinus aspirate samples during high-dose, short-course levofloxacin treatment of acute maxillary sinusitis.

Anon JB, Paglia M, Xiang J, Ambrose PG, Jones RN, Kahn JB.

This study assessed daily aspirate samples from an indwelling sinus catheter during high-dose, short-course levofloxacin (750 mg daily x 5 days) treatment of acute maxillary sinusitis. Pathogens were isolated from 4 of 18 recruited patients. Bacteriologic eradication occurred within 24 h for 3 patients and 72 h for the 4th.

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