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Article: Rethinking Automatic Treatment of Otitis Media with Antibiotics.(Clinical report)
- Article from:
- Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine Reports
- Article date:
- September 1, 1997
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Rethinking Automatic Treatment of Otitis Media with Antibiotics
ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY
Synopsis: Studies that compare antibiotic treatment with no antibiotic treatment on the clinical course of children with acute otitis media indicate that there is only a small beneficial effect of antibiotic therapy.
Source: Del Mar C, et al. Are antibiotics indicated as initial treatment for children with acute otitis media? A meta-analysis. BMJ 1997;314:1526-1529.
Del mar and colleagues searched the literature looking for research studies of satisfactory quality that were randomized, controlled trials of antimicrobial drugs vs. placebo in the ...