May 11, 2009 (Baltimore, Maryland) — Investigators warned attendees here at the Pediatric Academic Societies 2009 Annual Meeting that the 2004 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) criteria for the ...

April 12, 2010 — Acute otitis media (AOM) cannot be predicted by parental reports of the presence, duration, and severity of AOM symptoms in children at the otitis-prone age of 6 to 35 months, ...

When antibiotics are needed for treating acute otitis media (AOM) in children, amoxicillin is the first-line agent recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Macrolides, such as azithromycin ...

Various guidelines suggest analgesics either as an alternative to antibiotics for the treatment of uncomplicated acute otitis media (AOM) in children or as the preferred option. Although antibiotics ...

Background. Bacteria are found in 50%-90% of cases of acute otitis media (AOM) with or without otorrhea, and viruses are found in 20%-49% of cases. However, for at least 15% of patients with AOM, the ...

After development of the EHR order set, there was an increase in compliance with the recommended duration of antibiotics of 5 days or fewer. (HealthDay News) — Implementation of an electronic health ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Physicians struggle to diagnose ear infections and often overprescribe antibiotics to children with acute otitis ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Background.Viral upper respiratory infections (URIs) are common and often precipitate acute otitis media (AOM), caused by bacterial ...