
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines recommend that antibiotic treatment should be reserved for those patients with onset of severe symptoms and those who have persistent symptoms lasting longer than 10 days, who experience double sickening (worsening symptoms after a typical viral illness lasting 5 days had begun improving), who have facial pain or purulent nasal discharge lasting at least 3 consecutive days, or who have a temperature > 102.2°F (39°C).
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