Optimizing the Management of the Main Acute Infections in Pediatric ORL: Tonsillitis, Sinusitis, Otitis media

Summary: Sinusitis, acute otitis media and tonsillitis are very frequent in children. Most of these infections are caused by viruses, but are generally treated with antibiotics. Inappropriate use of antibiotics favors the selection, growth and spread of resistant bacteria; these bacteria colonize th...

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Main Authors: Tania Maria Sih, Lucia Ferro Bricks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1808869415313872