A Randomized, Multicenter, Double Blind, Double Dummy Trial of Single Dose Azithromycin Versus High Dose Amoxicillin for Treatment of Uncomplicated Acute Otitis Media

Arguedas, Adriano; Emparanza, Paz; H. Schwartz, Richard; Soley, Carolina; Guevara, Silvia; J. de Caprariis, Pascal; M. Espinoza, Gabriela

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

Published in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal • Feb 1, 2005

Authors:

Adriano Arguedas

Paz Emparanza

Richard H. Schwartz

Abstract

BACKGROUND: 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 AOM. OBJ...

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Azithromycin

Medicine

Amoxicillin

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