This evidence-based clinical practice guideline is a revision of the 2004 acute otitis media
(AOM) guideline from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and American Academy of …

Background Otitis media (OM) is amongst the most common childhood diseases and is
associated with multiple microbial pathogens within the middle ear. Global and temporal …

Importance The National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria set a goal
of reducing inappropriate outpatient antibiotic use by 50% by 2020, but the extent of …

OBJECTIVES: To study the epidemiology of acute otitis media (AOM), especially the otitis-
prone condition, during the pneumococcal conjugate vaccines 7 and 13 era. METHODS: Six …

Importance Obesity in children and adults is associated with significant health burdens,
making prevention a public health imperative. Infancy may be a critical period when …

BACKGROUND: Antibiotics are commonly prescribed for children with conditions for which
they provide no benefit, including viral respiratory infections. Broad-spectrum antibiotic use …

These parameters were developed by the Joint Task Force on Practice Parameters,
representing the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology; the American …

Acute otitis media and otitis media with effusion are common childhood disorders, a source
of significant morbidity, and a leading cause of antibiotic prescription in primary health care …

Background Acute otitis media (AOM) is one of the most common diseases in childhood for
which antibiotics are commonly prescribed; a systematic review reported a pooled …

OBJECTIVE: To describe trends in outpatient prescription drug utilization in US children and
the changes in major areas of pediatric therapeutic use for the years 2002 through 2010 …