Pediatrics

• In the Journals

• Amoxicillin-clavulanate treated symptoms of AOM in young children

• April 18, 2013
• Children with acute otitis media had better symptom response when treated with amoxicillin-clavulanate than those treated with a placebo, according to new...More »

• In the Journals Perspective

• Prebiotics and probiotics failed to prevent AOM

• March 19, 2013
• Findings of a recently published study challenge the notion that using prebiotics and probiotics lessens the burden of respiratory infection.
  Robert Cohen,...More »

• In the Journals

• Vitamin D deficiency increased rate of ear and gastrointestinal infections

• February 28, 2013
• More than 50% of children were either vitamin D deficient or insufficient in a recent study, and those children were more likely to have ear infections...More »

• In the Journals

• AAP revises AOM diagnosis, treatment guidelines

• Infectious Diseases in Children, March 2013
  Allan S. Lieberthal
• Updated guidelines for acute otitis media diagnosis and management emphasize tympanic membrane bulging and other factors.
  Allan S. Lieberthal, MD, and...More »

• In the Journals

• Individualized treatment approach urged for AOM

• Infectious Diseases in Children, March 2013
• More stringent diagnostic criteria of acute otitis media applied by validated otoscopist pediatricians, evidence-based selection of antibiotics may reduce...More »

• In the Journals Perspective

• New AOM scale may provide better measure for clinical diagnosis

• February 7, 2013
• A scale that uses images to grade acute otitis media severity may provide another avenue for clinical research and aid in telemedicine applications,...More »

• In the Journals Perspective

• Bulging tympanic membrane more common in bilateral AOM

• February 1, 2013
• Clinicians should consider the symptoms of a child with acute otitis media combined with otoscopic findings as an indication of severity and focus less on...More »

• In the Journals

• Watchful waiting urged for recurrent upper respiratory tract infections

• January 28, 2013
• Watchful waiting may be more cost-effective than immediate adenoidectomy for patients who have recurrent upper respiratory tract infections, according to...More »

• In the Journals

• CPAP/BiPAP improved obstructive sleep apnea in infants

• January 24, 2013
• The use of continuous positive airway pressure/bilevel positive airway pressure offers the greatest objective improvement when used for treating...More »

• In the Journals

• Black children face higher risk for complications after adenotonsillectomy

• Infectious Diseases in Children, February 2013
• Black children were twice as likely to experience complications after adenotonsillectomy as other children, according to results of a Canadian...More »

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