Антибиотики и Химиотерапия (May 2020)
Rational Etiotropic Treatment of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections. Problems of Antibiotic Resistance of Community-Acquired Infections
Abstract
The article presents current data on antibiotic resistance and etiology of acute upper respiratory tract infections (tonsillopharyngitis, rhinosinusitis, otitis media); it discusses the possibilities of clinical differentiation between the bacterial and viral etiology of these diseases, provides recommendations on diagnosis and antimicrobial therapy.