1. Antimicrobial treatment of ENT infections
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Cohen, R., Madhi, F., Thollot, F., Hau, I., Vie le Sage, F., Lemaître, C., Magendie, C., Werner, A., Gelbert, N., Cohen, Jeremie F., and Couloigner, V.
- Abstract
•Ear, nose and throat (ENT) are the most common infections in children and the leading causes of antibiotic prescriptions.•Management is based on rapid diagnostic tests for group A streptococcus (GAS).•The GAS rapid antigen test could be useful for other ENT infections.•Amoxicillin is the first-line treatment in most cases of ambulatory ENT justifying antibiotics.•Severe ENT infections (mastoiditis, epiglottitis, retro- and parapharyngeal abscesses, ethmoiditis) are therapeutic emergencies necessitating hospitalization and initial intravenous antibiotic therapy.
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- 2023
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