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Original Article
A comparison of the efficacy of amoxicillin and nasal irrigation in treatment of acute sinusitis in children
Abolfazl Khoshdel, Gholam Reza Panahande, Mohamad Kazem Noorbakhsh, Mohamad Reza Malek Ahmadi, Masoud Lotfizadeh, Neda Parvin
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2014;57(11):479-483.   Published online November 30, 2014
Purpose

The efficacy of antibiotic therapy for acute sinusitis is controversial. This study aimed to compare the efficacies of amoxicillin with nasal irrigation and nasal irrigation alone for acute sinusitis in children.

Methods

This randomized, double-blind, controlled study included 80 children aged 4-15 years with a clinical presentation of acute sinusitis. Patients were randomly assigned to receive either amoxicillin (80 mg/kg/day) in 3...