BACKGROUND. Reported trends regarding the incidence of otitis media and antibiotic
prescription rates are inconsistent. OBJECTIVE. Our goal was to assess changes in …

Background Since 1997, UK guidance has advocated limiting antibiotic prescribing for otitis
media. It is not known whether this has influenced general practitioner prescribing practice …

Background. Otitis media is one of the most common office diagnoses among children in the
US and the leading reason for the use of antimicrobials in pediatric practice. We undertook …

Objectives Withholding antibiotics in nontoxic children with acute otitis media (AOM) is now
recommended to reduce bacterial resistance rates. Using the National Hospital Ambulatory …

OBJECTIVES. The goals were to describe trends in acute otitis media, treatment failure, and
relapse and in high-dose amoxicillin use and to determine whether treatment of acute otitis …

BACKGROUND: Otitis media is the main reason young children receive antibiotics and is
the leading reason for physician visits. OBJECTIVE: To characterize the incidence …

Objective. To understand the epidemiologic antibiotic treatment patterns and the potential
impact of race and insurance status on the medical management of acute otitis media …

Background. Ear, nose, and throat (ENT) problems are common in childhood and are
important reasons to visit the general practitioner. Objective. To examine trends in incidence …

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate antibiotic prescriptions for children with otitis media (OM)
in a large nationwide network of private clinics between 2014 and 2020. Special focus was …

PURPOSE This study evaluated the costs and utility of observation and routine antibiotic
treatment options for children with acute otitis media. METHODS The cost-effectiveness …