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Many cases of otitis and paranasal sinusitis do not require any antibiotic treatment because their clinical picture is mild and spontaneous recovery is noted after a few days. There are also cases of sinusitis and otitis where antibiotic treatment is superfluous, useless and insufficient.
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Van Cauwenberge, P.B. (1981). Antibiotic Treatment of Sinusitis and Otitis. In: Van Furth, R. (eds) Developments in Antibiotic Treatment of Respiratory Infections. New Perspectives in Clinical Microbiology, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8305-2_11
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