A randomized, multicenter, double blind, double dummy trial of single dose azithromycin versus high dose amoxicillin for treatment of uncomplicated acute otitis media.

A, Arguedas; P, Emparanza; RH, Schwartz; C, Soley; S, Guevara; Caprariis PJ, de; G, Espinoza

doi:10.1097/01.inf.0000151024.11703.4a

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A randomized, multicenter, double blind, double dummy trial of single dose azithromycin versus high dose amoxicillin for treatment of uncomplicated acute otitis media.

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Arguedas A

Emparanza P

Schwartz RH

Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>High dose amoxicillin is recommended for the initial treatment of children with acute otitis media (AOM), particularly patients at risk for having drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. Single dose azithromycin (30 mg/kg) is considered an alternative agent for the treatment of A...

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