Acute otitis media: Part II. Treatment in an era of increasing antibiotic resistance

American Family Physician

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 2410-2416

  Pichichero, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFACLOR; CEFDINIR; CEFIXIME; CEFPODOXIME PROXETIL; CEFPROZIL; CEFTIBUTEN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME AXETIL; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLARITHROMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; KETOLIDE; LORACARBEF; MACROLIDE; OXAZOLIDINONE DERIVATIVE; PEDIAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; STREPTOGRAMIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; HUMAN; MIDDLE EAR DISEASE; MYRINGOTOMY; OTITIS MEDIA;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRAINAGE; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; OTITIS MEDIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034656265     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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