Antibiotic prescriptions in acute otitis media and pharyngitis in Italian pediatric outpatients

• Main Authors: E. Barbieri (Author), D. Donà (Author), A. Cantarutti (Author), R. Lundin (Author), A. Scamarcia (Author), G. Corrao (Author), L. Cantarutti (Author), C. Giaquinto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Acute otitis media (AOM) and pharyngitis are very common infections in children and adolescents. Italy is one of the European countries with the highest rate of antibiotic prescriptions. The aim of this study is to describe first-line treatment approaches for AOM and pharyngitis...