title: Antibacterial therapy and middle ear effusions.
abstract: Antimicrobial drugs chosen for their activity against the causative pathogens of otitis media provide effective treatment for acute attacks. Prolonged administration of some of these agents has recently been shown to be of value in the prevention of symptomatic otitis. The role of drug therapy in the management of chronic or recurrent middle ear effusion is unknown at present.
mesh_terms: D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010406:Penicillins; D013449:Sulfonamides; D004917:Erythromycin; D000667:Ampicillin; D000658:Amoxicillin