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. 2018 Dec;37(12):1255-1257.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002009.

Antibiotic Recommendations for Acute Otitis Media and Acute Bacterial Sinusitis: Conundrum No More

Ellen R Wald  1 , Gregory P DeMuri
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Antibiotic Recommendations for Acute Otitis Media and Acute Bacterial Sinusitis: Conundrum No More

Ellen R Wald et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2018 Dec.

Abstract

There has been a substantial change in the prevalence and microbiologic characteristics of cases of acute otitis media secondary to the widespread use of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines. Current trends in nasopharyngeal colonization and the microbiology of acute otitis media support a change in the recommendation for antibiotic management of acute otitis media and acute bacterial sinusitis in children.

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