Aug 07, 2008 09:54
Dr. Roger Damoiseaux and colleagues at the University Medical Centre in Utrecht, Netherlands, have published the first controlled clinical trial evaluating the use of antibiotics for otitis media in the British Medical Journal. The study concludes that antibiotics provide no benefit over placebo, or what the researchers refer to as "watchful waiting."
The study looked at 240 children between the ages of six months and two years from 53 general practices in the Netherlands who were diagnosed with otitis media. Half the children were randomly assigned to receive the antibiotic amoxicillin; the other half received no treatment but were watched carefully in case the condition worsened. Patients were evaluated at days four and 11 and again at six weeks. No significant differences were found between the groups in terms of reported symptoms or a physical examination with an otoscope.
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