Antibiotic dosing for acute otitis media in children: A weighty issue

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-25

  Christian Kopp, Sarah ^a   Sinha, Madhumita ^b   Rosenberg, David I ^b   Eisenhart, Anita W ^b   McDonald, Fred W ^b  

^a Department of Emergency Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b Maricopa Integrated Health Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Obesity; Otitis media

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ACUTE DISEASE; AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 75649131557     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181cbeb00     Document Type: Article

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