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The quinolones in otitis media and upper respiratory infections

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Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics

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Upper respiratory tract infections are a frequent cause of illness. In children, acute otitis media (AOM) is the most common illness for which children receive medical attention. In adults, 20 million cases of bacterial sinusitis are reported yearly and the disease represents the fifth most common diagnosis for which an antibiotic is prescribed [1].

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  1. Pediatric Infectious Disease Unit, Soroka University Medical Center and the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 84101, Israel

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  1. Faculty of Medicine, The University of Manitoba, 409 Tacho Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R2H 2A6, Canada

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Leibovitz, E., Dagan, R. (2003). The quinolones in otitis media and upper respiratory infections. In: Ronald, A.R., Low, D.E. (eds) Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics. Milestones in Drug Therapy. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8103-6_9

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