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This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they exist. The article ends with the author's clinical recommendations.

An otherwise healthy 17-month-old boy had a cold accompanied by two days of rhinorrhea, cough, and fever (temperature of up to 38.8°C [102°F]). On day 5 he became fussy and woke up crying multiple times during the night. The following day he was afebrile, and a physical examination was normal except for findings of slight redness of the left tympanic membrane with . . . [Full Text of this Article]

The Clinical Problem

Strategies and Evidence

Diagnosis

Antibiotic Therapy

Resistant Otitis Media

Delayed Antibiotic Therapy

Prevention

Recurrent Acute Otitis Media

Areas of Uncertainty

Guidelines

Conclusions and Recommendations

Source Information

From the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville.

Address reprint requests to Dr. Hendley at the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908, or at joh@virginia.edu.

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