| Symptom or sign | Points |
| Abnormal nasal or postnasal discharge | |
| Minimal | 1 |
| Severe | 2 |
| Nasal congestion | 1 |
| Cough | 2 |
| Malodorous breath | 1 |
| Facial tenderness | 3 |
| Erythematous nasal mucosa | 1 |
| Fever* | |
| <38.5°C | 1 |
| ≥38.5°C | 2 |
| Headache (retro-orbital)/irritability | |
| Severe | 3 |
| Mild | 1 |
