Antibiotics for the common cold and acute
purulent rhinitis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev.
To address this issue, the researchers conducting this study combined the results of 6 studies that evaluated the use of antibiotics in patients with
purulent rhinitis. To find the research, the authors searched 3 databases and contacted authors of identified studies to obtain additional studies.
Objective To determine whether patients with
purulent rhinitis, "sinusitis-type symptoms," improved with antibiotics.
(2) Outcomes were resolution of
purulent rhinitis, no purulent drainage on exam, and no abnormalities of maxillary sinus on x-ray.