The question about the topical antibiotic therapy of acute rhinosinusitis

Presented the results of the clinical study of 30 patients with moderate rhinosinusitis (13 (43.3%) men, 17 (56.7%) women, age from 18 to 68 years). Among those patients, the inflammation of one paranasal sinus was observed in 7 (23.3%) cases, polysinusitis was observed in 23 (76. 7%) cases. All patients were randomized into 2 groups of 15 people. In both groups, patients received systemic antibiotic therapy, nasal irrigation therapy, and NSAIDs. In the control group, topical decongestants were used; in the experimental group the antimicrobial drug Polydexa with phenylephrine was used as a local therapy. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy of Polydexa with phenylephrine in the complex treatment of moderate acute rhinosinusitis. The evaluation criteria were statistically significant comparison of clinical and laboratory parameters of both groups. Confirmed the anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial effects of the drug, made conclusions about the significant clinical efficacy, tolerability, positive effect on mucociliary clearance and safety of nasal spray Polydexa with phenylephrine.