Clearing the Air: Are Antibiotics Necessary for Childhood

Clearing the Air: Are Antibiotics Necessary for Childhood Sinusitis? - Frankly Speaking Ep 354

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Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ CME/CE Information and Claim Credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-354 Overview: There is an overlap of acute sinusitis symptoms and viral upper respiratory tract infection, such that many children are treated unnecessarily with antibiotics. In this episode, we review 2 recent studies that inform recommendations on whether or not to treat childhood sinusitis with amoxicillin/clavulanate. Gain practical strategies and the confidence to appropriately address sinusitis in the children you treat. Episode resource links: JAMA. 2023;330(4):349-358. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.10854 JAMA. 2023;330(11):1064-1073. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.15503 Journal of Pediatrics, The, 2019-04-01, Volume 207, Pages 103-108.e1 Guest: Robert A. Baldor MD, FAAFP Music Credit: Richard Onorato

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