Restricted use of antibiotic prophylaxis for recurrent acute otitis media in the era of penicillin non-susceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 47-60

  Block, Stan L ^a   Harrison, Christopher J ^b   Hedrick, James ^a   Tyler, Ron ^a   Smith, Alan ^a   Hedrick, Rebecca ^b  

^a Kentucky Pediatric Research Institute   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute otitis media; Antibiotic prophylaxis; Antibiotics; Children; Epidemiology; Otitis media; Tympanostomy tubes

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; PNEUMOCOCCUS POLYSACCHARIDE; SULFAFURAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DRUG USE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MYRINGOTOMY; OTITIS MEDIA; PASSIVE SMOKING; PEDIATRICS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SINUSITIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KENTUCKY; MALE; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; OTITIS MEDIA, SUPPURATIVE; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PENICILLINS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0035914242     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5876(01)00550-X     Document Type: Article

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