Skepticism expected While Oringher said he agrees with the guidelines, he predicted physicians who follow them strictly will face significant hurdles, including skepticism from patients about their doctors' motives for not dispensing antibiotics. They will either go see another doctor or call back two days later and say I'm still not better. But Oringher said the problem of antibiotic resistance is growing because doctors are overprescribing antibiotics. Strep pneumonia bacteria are the most common cause of sinus infections and some bronchitis infections. It is difficult for doctors to distinguish between bacterial and viral infections.
Sinus infections are particularly problematic, because no test exists that makes the distinction.
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