Inflammatory paranasal diseases are among the most common diseases in ENT In Russia, puncture
method has been conventional approach to treatment of maxillary sinusitis. However, this
procedure is associated with a number of drawbacks A promising trend for the treatment of
purulent sinusitis is a reasonable antibacterial therapy Fluoroquinolones, particularly
levofloxacin, are highly active against pneumonocci and are more active vs. the drug products
of the second generation against intracellular agents (Chlamydia spp., Mycoplasma spp., M.
tuberculosis, rapidly growing atypical mycobacteria (M. avium, etc.).
Due to high activity against the agents causing bacterial upper and lower respiratory tract
infections they are sometimes called "respiratory" fluoroquinolones