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Acute otitis media: clinical course among children who received a short course of high dose antibiotic.

Abstract

A prospective study was carried out in 274 children aged 3 to 10 years with acute otitis media. They were randomly allocated to one of two treatment regimens: (a) a seven day course of amoxycillin 125 mg three times a day, and (b) a two day course of amoxycillin 750 mg twice a day. They were followed up by symptom diaries and clinical examination. The findings in the 243 children who completed the trial showed that the short course of treatment …

Authors

Bain J; Murphy E; Ross F

Journal

The BMJ, Vol. 291, No. 6504,

Publisher

BMJ

Publication Date

November 2, 1985

DOI

10.1136/bmj.291.6504.1243

ISSN

0959-8138