Otitis media

AGM Schilder, T Chonmaitree, AW Cripps… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2016 - nature.com
Otitis media (OM) or middle ear inflammation is a spectrum of diseases, including acute otitis
media (AOM), otitis media with effusion (OME;'glue ear') and chronic suppurative otitis media …

Antimicrobial resistance: risk associated with antibiotic overuse and initiatives to reduce the problem

C Llor, L Bjerrum - Therapeutic advances in drug safety, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Antimicrobial resistance is a global public health challenge, which has accelerated by the
overuse of antibiotics worldwide. Increased antimicrobial resistance is the cause of severe …

Clinical practice guideline: hoarseness (dysphonia)(update)

RJ Stachler, DO Francis, SR Schwartz… - … –Head and Neck …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective This guideline provides evidence-based recommendations on treating patients
who present with dysphonia, which is characterized by altered vocal quality, pitch, loudness …

The diagnosis and management of acute otitis media

AS Lieberthal, AE Carroll, T Chonmaitree… - …, 2013 - publications.aap.org
This evidence-based clinical practice guideline is a revision of the 2004 acute otitis media
(AOM) guideline from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and American Academy of …

Antibiotics for treatment of sore throat in children and adults

A Spinks, PP Glasziou… - Cochrane Database of …, 2021 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Sore throat is a common reason for people to present for medical care and to
be prescribed antibiotics. Overuse of antibiotics in primary medicine is a concern, hence it is …

Shared decision making: what do clinicians need to know and why should they bother?

TC Hoffmann, F Legare, MB Simmons… - Medical Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Shared decision making enables a clinician and patient to participate jointly in making a
health decision, having discussed the options and their benefits and harms, and having …

Delayed antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory infections

GKP Spurling, CB Del Mar, L Dooley… - Cochrane Database …, 2017 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Concerns exist regarding antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections
(RTIs) owing to adverse reactions, cost, and antibacterial resistance. One strategy to reduce …

Assessing the diagnostic properties of a graded oral provocation challenge for the diagnosis of immediate and nonimmediate reactions to amoxicillin in children

C Mill, MN Primeau, E Medoff, C Lejtenyi… - JAMA …, 2016 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The diagnostic properties of a graded provocation challenge (PC) among
children presenting with a rash in the course of amoxicillin treatment are currently unknown …

Clinician‐targeted interventions to influence antibiotic prescribing behaviour for acute respiratory infections in primary care: an overview of systematic reviews

SKG Tonkin‐Crine, P San Tan… - Cochrane Database …, 2017 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Antibiotic resistance is a worldwide health threat. Interventions that reduce
antibiotic prescribing by clinicians are expected to reduce antibiotic resistance. Disparate …

A systematic review of the public's knowledge and beliefs about antibiotic resistance

AR McCullough, S Parekh, J Rathbone… - Journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Objectives The objective of this study was to systematically review quantitative and
qualitative studies on the public's knowledge and beliefs about antibiotic resistance …