1990
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.300.6724.582
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Diagnosis and antibiotic treatment of acute otitis media: report from International Primary Care Network.

Abstract: Study objective-The relation between a history of disorders suggestive of acute otitis media, symptoms, and findings of an examination of the tympanic membrane and doctors0 certainty of diagnosis. Also, to examine differences in prescribing habits for acute otitis media among doctors from different countries.Design-Questionnaires were completed by participating doctors for a maximum of 15 consecutive patients presenting with presumed acute otitis media.

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“…Além destas variáveis, as infecções pneumocócicas, por sua freqüência, são responsáveis por um altíssimo custo dentro dos gastos com saú-de 72,73,77 . Outro aspecto, que deve ser também considerado, está relacionado à crescente resistência aos antibióticos rotineiramente prescritos, obrigando o emprego, cada vez mais freqüente, de outras alternativas terapêuticas, que aumentam ainda mais os custos relacionados à saúde [78][79][80] . Tal situação tem demonstrado ser cada vez mais necessário contar com vacinas para prevenir tais infecções.…”
Section: Vacinas Antipneumocócicasunclassified
“…Além destas variáveis, as infecções pneumocócicas, por sua freqüência, são responsáveis por um altíssimo custo dentro dos gastos com saú-de 72,73,77 . Outro aspecto, que deve ser também considerado, está relacionado à crescente resistência aos antibióticos rotineiramente prescritos, obrigando o emprego, cada vez mais freqüente, de outras alternativas terapêuticas, que aumentam ainda mais os custos relacionados à saúde [78][79][80] . Tal situação tem demonstrado ser cada vez mais necessário contar com vacinas para prevenir tais infecções.…”
Section: Vacinas Antipneumocócicasunclassified
“…10 To reconcile both points of view it could be reasoned that, despite the modest clinical benefit, early treatment of all episodes might not be justified. 4,[11][12][13][14][15] As outlined by Takata and Chan and their respective coauthors, 16,17 many trials have suffered from a lack of description of excluded patients, multiple clinical definitions and different outcomes, all of which might have led to bias in interpretation.…”
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“…The diagnostic cues were also based on our previous study of US pediatricians 18 and on the medical literature in the United States, [25][26][27] France, 28,29 and elsewhere. 30,31 The cue values for each case were generated randomly by a computer program. Very implausible combinations of cue values were, however, excluded from the scenarios.…”
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confidence: 99%