A Cost-Utility Analysis of 5 Strategies for the Management of Acute Otitis Media in Children

To assess whether antimicrobial therapy in young children with acute otitis media reduces time to resolution of symptoms, overall symptom burden, and persistence of otoscopic evidence of infection. We used a cost-utility model to evaluate whether immediate antimicrobial treatment seems to be worthwhile, and if so, which antimicrobial agent is most cost effective.

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Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - June 29, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Nader Shaikh, Emily E. Dando, Mark L. Dunleavy, Dorothy L. Curran, Judith M. Martin, Alejandro Hoberman, Kenneth J. Smith Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research