A Short Course of Antibiotics for Acute Otitis Media in Children Leads to Worse Outcomes Compared to Standard Course Therapy.

A Short Course of Antibiotics for Acute Otitis Media in Children Leads to Worse Outcomes Compared to Standard Course Therapy.

Watkins Richard R

Infectious Disease Alert

2017

2017-02

The author discusses the study which involved children aged six to twenty three months diagnosed with acute otitis media (AOM) basing on indications such as onset of symptoms in the preceding 48 hours, the presence of a middle-ear suffusion and slight bulging accompanied by otalgia. Discussed are the outcomes of the treatment which include the rates of recurrence of AOM, rates of nasopharyngeal colonization and parental satisfaction with the treatment.

Infant; Amoxicillin; Antiinfective Agents; Randomized Controlled Trials; Treatment Duration; Otitis Media – Drug Therapy – In Infancy and Childhood

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