Treating children who have uncomplicated acute appendicitis only with antibiotics is both cost-effective and safe compared to ...

A new study by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) shows that many antibiotics given to children in Tennessee are not being prescribed correctly. In 2022, only 31.4% of the more ...

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The NHS has issued a warning to any parent whose child has been prescribed antibiotics. The public health body took to its ...

Promoting the appropriate use of oral antibiotics has been a major theme in child health care during the past decade. In 2 recent studies, investigators examined changes in antibiotic prescribing ...

When your child gets sick, it's a worry for all parents, but the NHS has this latest advice when it comes to prescribing ...

Opens in a new tab or window For children with a history of recurrent urinary tract infection (RUTI), the antibiotic nitrofurantoin and cranberry products appeared to decrease the incidence of ...

Use of antibiotics for acute sinusitis in children reduces treatment failures, a meta-analysis showed, but the results may also support initial observation given the natural history of the ...

The overuse of antibiotics among pediatric patients is rampant, and likely contributing to a spike in cases of antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" in children's hospitals around the United States.