Otitis Media
"Acute Otitis Media: Management and Surveillance in an Era of Pneumococcal Resistance - A Report from the Drug-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Therapeutic Working Group."
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, March 1st, 1999
According to the authors' abstract of an article published in Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, "Objective: To provide consensus recommendations for the management of acute otitis media (AOM) and the surveillance of drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae (DRSP). Five questions were addressed: (1) Can amoxicillin remain the best initial antimicrobial agent for treating AOM in the current period of increasing prevalence of DRSP' (2) What are suitable alternative agents for use if amoxicillin fails' (3) Should empiric treatment of AOM vary by geographic region' (4) Where can clinicians learn about resistance patterns in their patient populations' (5) What...
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