The New York Times published a story on Oct 6, 2009 entitled " The Claim: With a Runny Nose, Green Calls for an Antibiotic ." It actually is a pretty good article though I'm not sure how much impact this will have in clinical practice. The story reports that green discharge from the nose is NOT indicative of a bacterial sinus infection and as such, this symptom should not be the sole reason why antibiotics should be prescribed. It does reference a research paper that backs …
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