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Oct 22, 2024 | jclinepi.com | Vivian Welch |Co Usa |Georgia College |Fort Worth

1Bruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; and School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada 2Temerty School of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; and Bruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada 3School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada 4Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Bruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada...

Feb 5, 2024 | academic.oup.com | Co Usa

Acute otitis media (AOM) is the most common reason children are prescribed antibiotics. Bacteria that produce beta-lactamase are an increasingly frequent cause of AOM and may be resistant to amoxicillin, the currently recommended treatment for AOM. We aimed to evaluate clinical outcomes of children treated with amoxicillin for AOM and assessed whether outcomes vary by infecting pathogen or beta-lactamase production.