Reducing antibiotic use in otitis media
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Valuing reduced antibiotic use for pediatric acute otitis media.
OBJECTIVE The 2004 American Academy of Pediatrics acute otitis media guidelines urge parents to weigh the benefits of reduced antibiotic use, adverse drug events, and future resistance versus risks of extra costs and sick days resulting from guideline use. The value of decreased antibiotic resistance has not been quantified. The objective was to perform cost-utility analysis, estimating the res...
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عنوان ژورنال: Weekly releases (1997–2007)
سال: 1998
ISSN: 9999-1233
DOI: 10.2807/esw.02.36.01163-en