Recovery Time
If you are treated with antibiotics, it often takes 1 to 2 weeks to transition to oral from IV antibiotics. Another 2 to 3 weeks are necessary until oral antibiotics improve your infection. But when surgery is needed, the recovery time might be longer. In those people with infection in the ethmoid sinusitis, it also requires an extended period to take antibiotics. Since orbital cellulitis can recur, you need to treat and monitor the condition carefully and quickly. This would prevent bacteria from spreading to other body parts, especially in young children and those with weakened immune systems. [8]
