Acute Sinusitis (Outpatient)

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6) FDA updates warnings for fluoroquinolone antibiotics. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Released 26 July 2016. Available at: http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm513183.htm

Endorsed by the Midlands Ambulatory Antimicrobial Initiative on December 5, 2017