Treatment outlook

Sinusitis or sinus infections usually clear up if treated early and appropriately.

[4] Apart from complications, the outlook for acute bacterial sinusitis is good.
People may develop chronic sinusitis or have recurrent attacks of acute sinusitis
if they suffer with allergies or if they have any “structural or anatomical causes"
which predispose them to developing sinus infections.

Viral sinus infections do not, however, respond well to conventional treatments

such as antibiotics. When treating fungal sinusitis, an appropriate fungicide is
usually administered.

References
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Notes
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Better health. 06 Nov. 2009
Is a sinus infection contagious? sinusinfectioncontagious.org - 12 Steps to Prevent
Sinus Infection
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