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Medscape Education Infectious Diseases, December 2018
Which Kids Benefit From Antibiotics for Acute Otitis Media?Children with acute otitis media and severe tympanic membrane bulging appear to benefit most from antibiotics, whereas those with peaked tympanogram (A and C curves) may be best managed with initial observation.
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, September 2017
Inappropriate Use of Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics NotedClinicians are not following first-line antibiotic recommendations for otitis media, sinusitis, and pharyngitis in 50% of cases within outpatient and emergency department settings.
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, December 2016
When Are Antibiotics Needed for URI in Children?The American Academy of Pediatrics describes principles for judicious antibiotic prescribing in children with bacterial upper respiratory tract infections, including acute otitis media.
Nasopharyngeal Bacterial Interactions in ChildrenA study showed that in the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine era, H. influenzae may become a more important bacterial pathogen of acute otitis media in young children.
Otitis media is an inflammation of the middle ear. In infants, ear infection symptoms include fever, pulling at one or both ears, irritability, and difficulty sleeping. In children and adults, symptoms include ear pain, hearing loss, and dizziness. Ear infection treatment is directed at symptom relief. Ear infection antibiotics, although used cautiously, are recommended for patients who have lingering or multiple infections within 30 days.
