Background: This study was performed to evaluate the impact of adherence to national guidelines for management of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) on patient outcomes. Methods: Compliance with published national guidelines was assessed. Mortality rate and le...

Table 1. Antibiotic Therapy Profiles for Otitis Media Beta- DRUG S P H I M C lactam Inhibitor AMOXICILLIN ...

Ear Infections--Which Drug? Any regular reader of PforP knows how much we discuss ear infections: diagnosis, treatment, sequelae, etc. That's because otitis media is one of the most common reasons children visit the doctor, and many controversies continue to rage abo...

(25.) Dowell SF, Butler JC, Giebink GS. Acute otitis media: management and surveillance in an era of pneumococcal resistance. Drug-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Therapeutic Working Group. Nurse Pract 1999;24:1-9. ...

Hyperbilirubinemia is one of the most common problems encountered in term newborns. Historically, management guidelines were derived from studies on bilirubin toxicity in infants with hemolytic disease. More recent recommendations support the use of less intensive the...

TABLE 1 Consistency of guidelines for acute otitis media All recommend as first-line Amoxicillin, mostly at 80-90 mg/kg/d All recommend as second-line Amoxicillin/clavulanate, ...

What's the main reason that a child with an ear infection fails to respond to treatment with amoxicillin? According to Moses Goldman, MD. Chief of Pediatrics at the San Francisco General Hospital, the failure is most likely due to the child not taking the medicine pro...

In the event that rheumatic fever is suspected, the doctor does a blood test. This test, called an antistreptolysin-O test, will tell the doctor whether the person has recently been infected with strep bacteria. This helps the doctor distinguish between rheumatic fever ...