Table 1.

Antimicrobial sensitive rates of planktonic bacteria obtained from patients with acute exacerbation of chronic rhinosinusitis, determined by the automated VITEK^® 2 system.

Antibiotic	Susceptibility rate (%, n=)
Penicillin	26.1% (6/23)
Amoxicillin	39.3% (11/28)
Clarithromycin	65.5% (19/29)
Ceftazidime	80.0% (4/5)
Amoxicillin/Clavulanic acid	82.1% (23/28)
Oxacillin	85.0% (17/20)
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	87.0% (20/23)
Ciprofloxacin	92.6% (25/27)
Levofloxacin	96.5% (28/29)
Cefepime	100% (7/7)
Gentamicin	100% (27/27)