Presence of the Streptococcus pneumoniae in samples (...) may predict risk of severe disease in H1N1 pandemic influenza. :::Sinus-cure.net's Comment

My reply to day to alt . support . sinusitis:

"Strep makes H1N1 Deadly"

	"THIS WOULD MEAN THAT A LOT OF YOU NEED TO GET THE VACCINE IF YOU CAN, and be very careful if you can't. It also means that if you get the flu, it is very important that they give you the effective antibiotics like the Azithromycin which are more effective against biofilms as opposed to penicillin derivatives like amoxicillian, which for some..." more » My reply:

Whether the effect is associated with all S. pneumoniae still needs to be found out.. However, I think the times are over where people have had a real benefit from overused antibiotics such as amoxicillin. It's always best to try and find out what virus or bacterium it is that causes the sinusitis. If you include this step and refuse to take just some antibiotic, then most people will find they need clindamyc. / azithro. or harder drugs. 


Against the bacteria, you can also try natural antibiotics: They constantly change because the plants that produce them alter the compounds used to kill bacteria and yeast, for ex. liliaceous plants help, for example garlic, or Tropaeolum and Horseradish. It has been shown that these can help just as good as classical antibiotics. 
However, most sinusitis cases (90 percent), start with a virus infection. Antibiotics are only there to control bacterial (secondary) infections. 

Tropaeolum, one of the most successful medical plants today in the fight against sinusitis and respiratory tract infections. 

Image: Wikipedia

Journal Reference:

1. Palacios et al. Streptococcus pneumoniae Coinfection Is Correlated with the Severity of H1N1 Pandemic Influenza. PLoS ONE, 2009; 4 (12): e8540 DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0008540

Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health (2009, December 31). Severity of H1N1 influenza linked to presence of Streptococcus pneumoniae. ScienceDaily. Retrieved December 31, 2009, from http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091230201419.htm

Kind regards, 

Marcus

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