Routine antimicrobial treatment of acute otitis media: Is it necessary?

JAMA

Volumn 278, Issue 20, 1997, Pages 1643-1645

  Culpepper, Larry ^a   Froom, Jack ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; HUMAN; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0030690175     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.278.20.1643     Document Type: Short Survey

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