Acute otitis media in pediatrics: Are there rational issues for empiric therapy?

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Boccazzi, Antonio ^a   Careddu, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

acute otitis media; empiric therapy; pathogens

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CEFIXIME; CEFTIBUTEN; CEFUROXIME AXETIL; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG PENETRATION; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; OTITIS MEDIA; PALATABILITY; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RNA VIRUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG THERAPY; EAR, MIDDLE; EMPIRICISM; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; OTITIS MEDIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 0030948187     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199703001-00008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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