Antibiotics and acute purulent rhinitis: There is no significant difference between antibiotics

BMJ 2006; 333 doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7564.395-a (Published 17 August 2006)
Cite this as: BMJ 2006;333:395.2

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  1. Christopher J Cates, general practitioner (chris.cates@nhs.net)
  1. Manor View Practice, Bushey Health Centre, Bushey WD23 2NN

    EDITOR—Arroll and Kenealy suggest that amoxicillin may be the preferred antibiotic for purulent rhinitis.1 The pooled effect of the two studies using amoxicillin was significant (relative risk 1.26 (95% confidence interval 1.11 to 1.45)), …

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