Background Acute otitis media (AOM) is one of the most common childhood infectious
diseases and a significant reason for antibiotic prescriptions in children worldwide. Pain …

Otitis media is one of the most common diseases in children, with 80% of children
experiencing it by the age of three years. Therefore, the resulting social burden is enormous …

Background Inappropriate use of antibiotics can promote bacterial resistance, which is a
growing public health concern. As children are amongst the highest recipients of antibiotics …

• Suspect acute otitis media in children with ear pain (ear symptoms can be subtle especially
in young pre-verbal children), with or without fever• The presence of middle ear effusion on …

PURPOSE Primary care visits for children with acute respiratory infections frequently result
in antibiotic prescriptions, although antibiotics have limited benefits for common acute …

Background: Acute otitis media (AOM) is the most common pediatric bacterial ear infection,
affecting up to 75% of children younger than 5 years. Despite the high incidence of AOM in …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Updated guidelines continue to support watchful waiting
as an option for uncomplicated acute otitis media (AOM) and provide explicit diagnostic …

Objective: To investigate areas in need of quality improvement within the diagnostic process
and antibiotic treatment of acute respiratory tract infections (RTIs) in Danish general practice …

La mayoría de los docentes de ciencias de la salud tienen una formación científica sólida y
además muchos de ellos desarrollan interés sobre la investigación en el área de la …

Background Little research has examined whether shared decision making (SDM) occurs in
consultations for acute respiratory infections (ARIs), including what, and how, antibiotic …