Davis is correct that the GAC “guideline note” 1 mentions the overuse of antibiotics for acute
otitis media. But the recommendations themselves2 advise that symptomatic patients be …

658 JAMC• 1er MARS 2005; 172 (5) which everyone must adhere. But even if antibiotic
prescription rates for acute otitis media were reduced to 50%, this would help to mitigate the …

See also page 15, DOI 10.1345/aph. 1D052. estingly, nearly 15 500 patients appear to be
required to prove a true 2% difference in clinical efficacy for AOM between 2 antibiotics with …

General practitioners prescribe antibiotics for sore throat for various reasons including to
prevent complications (rheumatic fever, glomerulonephritis, sinusitis, otitis media, etc), to …

Best evidence topic reports (BETs) summarise the evidence pertaining to particular clinical
questions. They are not systematic reviews, but rather contain the best (highest level) …

In the hope that reduction in use of antimicrobials will lessen bacterial resistance, experts
have suggested several approaches for minimising antibiotic therapy in otitis media. Since …

Increasing worldwide resistance of bacteria to antimicrobial drugs is causing a crisis,
manifested by higher morbidity, mortality, and costs. 1 In 1992 the Institute of Medicine in the …

In recent years, physicians have been moving toward using evidence-based, patient-
oriented outcomes data to guide the management of a variety of medical conditions …

Editor—Christopher Del Mar and colleagues' meta-analysis of antibiotics in acute otitis
media in children raises some questions. 1 The authors included only six studies in the …

Editor—Christopher Del Mar and colleagues' meta-analysis of antibiotics in acute otitis
media in children raises some questions. 1 The authors included only six studies in the …