General practice antibiotic prescribing for management of otitis media in children.
Otitis media (OM) is one of the most common infections in children. The cause can be viral, but is most often bacterial. It remains one of the most common reasons for antibiotic prescribing for children. Many episodes of acute OM are self-limiting and resolve without treatment, but antibiotics are often prescribed because these infections can develop into serious, sometimes life-threatening complications.
(HIM) (Hons), PhD (Med), Senior Research Fellow, Family Medicine Research Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.
Joan
J
Henderson
Lisa
L
Valenti
Graeme C
GC
Miller
D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001315:Australia; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D058006:General Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents