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Do antibiotics shorten symptoms in patients with purulent nasal discharge?
- Author:
- Amanda Ruxton, DO
- Claude Roofian, MD
- Kevin E. Johnson, MD
- Janalynn F. Beste, MD
- Donna Flake, MSLS, MSAS
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: NO. For most patients with purulent nasal discharge, antibiotics don’t decrease symptom duration; they do increase adverse...