ABC News In an effort to rein in antibiotic use, the American Academy of Pediatrics has issued stricter guidelines on diagnosing and treating ear infections in kids.
The updated guidelines, published in the March issue of the journal Pediatrics, also added a recommendation against prophylactic antibiotic use in kids with recurrent ear infections.
The updated guidelines, published in the March issue of the journal Pediatrics, also added a recommendation against prophylactic antibiotic use in kids with recurrent ear infections.
The 2013 guidelines are specifically for uncomplicated acute otitis media at ages 6 months to 12 years in otherwise healthy children without tympanostomy tubes, anatomic abnormalities such as cleft palate or Down syndrome, immune deficiencies or cochlear implants.
As a lecturer I once heard stated: Don't just do something, stand there!
ReplyDeleteWhat would we do without the federal gov't? Doctors might have to rely on their own judgement.
ReplyDeleteProblem with that is that parents expect antibiotics to be given for ear infections. The guidelines provide support for the doctor to refuse giving antibiotics.
Delete[sigh] once again the upstarts from the colonies are years behind us British folks!
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