Prescription of antibiotics to children with acute otitis media in Danish general practice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute otitis media (AOM) is a common and most often self-limiting infection in childhood, usually managed in general practice. Even though antibiotics are only recommended when certain diagnostic and clinical criteria are met a high antibiotic prescription rate is observed. The study's objective was to analyse associations between patient- and general practitioner (GP) characteristics and antibiotic prescribing for children with AOM in an effort to explain the high antibiotic prescribing rates.

Methods

All general practices in the Northern, Southern and Central regions of Denmark were invited to record symptoms, examinations, findings and antibiotic treatment for all children ≤7 years of age diagnosed with AOM during a four-week winter period in 2017/2018. Associa

SUBMITTER: Olsen JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7457240 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature