Most cases of otitis media in children can be managed with paracetamol or ibuprofen rather than antibiotics, new guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has said.1 The draft guidance says that most children with symptoms are in less pain within 24 hours and that antibiotics do not help. The evidence shows that antibiotics make little difference to how long symptoms last or the proportion …

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NICE说，大多数中耳炎病例不应该使用抗生素治疗

美国国家卫生与保健卓越研究院（NICE）的新指南称，儿童的大多数中耳炎可以使用扑热息痛或布洛芬治疗，而不是使用抗生素治疗。1该指南草案指出，大多数有症状的儿童在接受治疗的过程中疼痛减轻的程度较小。 24小时，这种抗生素无济于事。证据表明，抗生素对症状持续多长时间或所占比例几乎没有影响。