Antibiotics: Longer treatment times that benefit children may cost society, review finds

Tuesday, September 7, 2010 - 21:21 in Health & Medicine

The likelihood that the treatment of a middle ear infection will fail is slightly higher for a child who is given a shorter course of antibiotics, according to a new review. The results are conclusive, but the researchers say there are other factors that must be considered when the drugs are prescribed.

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