This guideline sets out an antimicrobial prescribing strategy for acute otitis media (ear infection). It aims to limit antibiotic use and reduce antimicrobial resistance. Acute otitis media can be caused by viruses or bacteria. It lasts for about a week, and most children get better in 3 days without ant...
Otitis Media/drug therapy,
Anti-Infective Agents/therapeutic use,
Drug Prescriptions/standards,
Drug Resistance, Microbial,
Cephalosporins/therapeutic use,
Acetaminophen/therapeutic use,
Ibuprofen/therapeutic use,
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic/therapeutic use,
Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use,
Tobacco Use Disorder/complications,
Placebos/therapeutic use,
Drug Resistance, Bacterial/drug effects,
Superinfection/prevention & control,
Amoxicillin/therapeutic use
Marchisio, Paola;
Bortone, Barbara;
Ciarcià, Martina;
Motisi, Marco Antonio;
Torretta, Sara;
Castelli Gattinara, Guido;
Picca, Marina;
Di Mauro, Giuseppe;
Bonino, Marisa Nurse;
Mansi, Nicola;
Varricchio, Alfonso;
Marseglia, Gian Luigi;
Cardinale, Fabio;
Villani, Alberto;
Chiappini, Elena.
In recent years, new information has been acquired regarding the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of acute otitis media (AOM). The Italian Pediatric Society, therefore, decided to issue an update to the Italian Pediatric Society guidelines published in 2010. The search was conducted on Pubmed, and onl...
Marchisio, Paola;
Galli, Luisa;
Bortone, Barbara;
Ciarcià, Martina;
Antonio Motisi, Marco;
Novelli, Andrea;
Pinto, Luciano;
Bottero, Sergio;
Pignataro, Lorenzo;
Piacentini, Giorgio;
Mattina, Roberto;
Cutrera, Renato;
Varicchio, Attilio;
Luigi Marseglia, Gian;
Villani, Alberto;
Chiappini, Elena.
New insights into the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of acute otitis media (AOM) have been gained in recent years. For this reason, the Italian Paediatric Society has updated its 2010 guidelines. A literature search was carried out on PubMed. Only pediatric studies published between January 1, 2010 ...
This guideline sets out an antimicrobial prescribing strategy for acute otitis media (ear infection). It aims to limit antibiotic use and reduce antimicrobial resistance. Acute otitis media can be caused by viruses or bacteria. It lasts for about a week, and most children get better in 3 days without ant...
