Antibiotic treatment of acute and recurrent otitis media in children: an Italian intersociety Consensus.

ABSTRACT: Acute Otitis Media (AOM) typically affects previously healthy children and can be recurrent. This inter-society consensus aims to provide evidence-based recommendations for the antibiotic therapy of mild, severe and recurrent otitis media in previously healthy children in Italy.A systematic literature review was conducted to identify the most recent/relevant evidence. The Embase, Scopus, PubMed, and Cochrane databases were used with the terms "children," "acute otitis media", "recurrent otitis media", and "antibiotics," from 2012 to April 2024, with no language restrictions. The review focused on studies conducted in high-income countries involving antibiotic therapy in children over 3 months of age diagnosed with AOM or Recurrent AOM (RAOM). The GRADE ADOLOPMENT was used to assess the pos

SUBMITTER: Castelli Gattinara G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11844117 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature