RT Journal
A1 DeMuri G, Wald ER
T1 ACute rhinosinusitis treatment
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2012
FD June 13
VO 307
IS 22
SP 2368
OP 2370
DO 10.1001/jama.2012.4391
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.4391
AB 
First, the criteria used in diagnosing sinusitis, although promulgated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may be overly broad. Participants were diagnosed with sinusitis if they had maxillary pain or tenderness in the face or teeth, purulent nasal discharge, and rhinosinusitis symptoms lasting 7 days or more. It has been shown that the mean duration of an uncomplicated upper respiratory tract infection in young children is 6.6 to 8.9 days.2 Including patients who have symptoms for less than 10 days may result in including those who have an uncomplicated viral illness and are thus not likely to respond to antimicrobial agents