The 2013 AAP clinical practice guideline for the management of AOM [1] lists several scenarios in which AOM should or should not be diagnosed. AOM should be diagnosed in the following instances: ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The AAP published guidelines in 2013 encouraging shorter antibiotic durations for acute otitis media.

Limiting the duration of antimicrobial treatment constitutes a potential strategy to reduce the risk of antimicrobial resistance among children with acute otitis media. We assigned 520 children, 6 to ...

A 19-year-old college student presented to the university health clinic with a 3-day history of pain and whitish drainage from his left ear. He had gone swimming before the onset of symptoms, and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Otonomy Inc. announced that it has received FDA approval for Otiprio 6% to treat acute otitis externa caused by ...

When antibiotics are needed for treating acute otitis media (AOM) in children, amoxicillin is the first-line agent recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Macrolides, such as azithromycin ...

Augmentin 875mg/125mg tabs Base dose on amoxicillin component. 1 The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends antibiotic therapy for children aged ≥6mos with severe signs and symptoms (eg, ...

Credit: Cosette Pharmaceuticals Cosette’s Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride 0.2% and Hydrocortisone 1% Otic Suspension is supplied as a suspension in a 10mL bottle with a dropper dispenser. A generic option ...