Reply #6: Accuracy of diagnosis is [View All]

[chicagomd]

very important, especially in mental health cases. We had a similar issue in pediatrics where something like 80% of middle ear infections would improve irrespective of antibiotics. Now we have stronger clinical guidelines and most expect those numbers to get better.

There is similar research going on in adult sinus infections, which seem to get better with or without antibiotics. What the doctor calls a "sinus infection" may not be a true bacterial infection that requires medication.