Pediatric Acute Otitis Media: The Case for Delayed Antibiotic Treatment

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 279-284

  Johnson, Nicholas C ^a   Holger, Joel S ^a  

^a REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

acute otitis media; delayed antibiotics; pediatrics; therapy; treatment options

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AURALGAN; IBUPROFEN; INFLUENZA VACCINE; PARACETAMOL; PENICILLIN G; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; OTALGIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY DELAY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; OTITIS MEDIA; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947516771     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2006.07.029     Document Type: Article

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