Antibiotic Treatment for First Episode of Acute Otitis Media Is Not Associated with Future Recurrences.

Antibiotic Treatment for First Episode of Acute Otitis Media Is Not Associated with Future Recurrences.

OBJECTIVE:Antibiotic treatment of acute otitis media (AOM) has been suggested to increase the risk of future AOM episodes by causing unfavorable shifts in microbial flora. Because current evidence on this topic is inconclusive and long-term follow-up data are scarce, we wanted to estimate the effect...

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Main Authors: Marthe Te Molder, Marieke L A de Hoog, Cuno S P M Uiterwaal, Cornelis K van der Ent, Henriette A Smit, Anne G M Schilder, Roger A M J Damoiseaux, Roderick P Venekamp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5025241?pdf=render

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