Treatment guidelines for otitis media: the need for breadth and flexibility.
The recent issuance of guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of otitis media with effusion in young children is an effort to provide direction for the practitioner in managing this common condition. Although the guidelines may often prove helpful, practitioners will need to maintain some degree of flexibility in dealing with patients both with acute otitis media and with otitis media with effusion, based on specific patient-related and disease-related factors.
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Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008876:Middle Ear Ventilation; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D010035:Otitis Media, Suppurative / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents