Objective: To determine whether community-acquired MRSA sinusitis can be adequately treated on an outpatient basis without the need for intravenous antibiotics.
Study Design And Setting: Retrospective review of all cases of community-acquired MRSA sinusitis encountered by the author over a 36-month period.
Results: Of 29 patients who tested positive for MRSA sinusitis, 26 patients had follow-up information available and were retrospectively reviewed. The average follow-up period was 12.0 months (range: 1-36 mo). Twelve infectious episodes of MRSA were treated with oral antibiotics alone and 16 were treated with a combination of oral and topical antibiotics. The mean time to clinical resolution with these regimens was 5.7 weeks (range: 3-8 wks). Two patients experienced recurrent MRSA infections resulting in a recurrence rate of 7.7% and an overall resolution rate of 92.3%.
Conclusions: Community-acquired MRSA sinusitis can be very adequately treated on an outpatient basis with culture-directed oral and topical antibiotics.
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