Reducing length of antibiotics for children with ear infections: protocol for a cluster-randomized trial in the USA

• Main Authors: Amy Keith (Author), Timothy C Jenkins (Author), Sonja O'Leary (Author), Amy B Stein (Author), Sophie E Katz (Author), Jason Newland (Author), Deborah J Rinehart (Author), Aiden Gilbert (Author), Sherry Dodd (Author), Cindy M Terrill (Author), Holly M Frost (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Becaris Publishing Limited, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim: Preventing unnecessarily long durations of antibiotic therapy is a key opportunity to reduce antibiotic overuse in children 2 years of age and older with acute otitis media (AOM). Pragmatic interventions to reduce durations of therapy that can be effectively scaled and sustained are urgently ne...