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Length of antibiotic treatment

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Authoring team

  • meta-analysis of more than 3000 children.
  • concludes that short courses (less than 7 days) of antibiotics are as good as long courses for uncomplicated otitis media.

Reference:

  • (1) Bandolier (1998), 5(9), 7.

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