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Symptomatic Agents for Pediatric Ear, Nose, and Throat Infections

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Ear, nose, and throat (ENT) infections pose a high burden in the pediatric age group. The most common of these, also referred to as upper respiratory tract infections (URTI), are nasopharyngitis (i.e., the common cold), tonsillopharyngitis, rhinosinusitis, otitis media, and laryngotracheitis. In general, these infections are initially caused by viral agents, making antibiotics unnecessary for treatment. On the other hand, any of these conditions may cause considerable discomfort to the patient, justifying the quest to relieve symptoms and management with supportive care. Also, there is a high socioeconomic burden associated with URTI, which contributes to inappropriate use and over-prescription of medications [1].

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  1. Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, İstanbul, Turkey

    Nevin Hatipoğlu

  2. Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey

    Emin Sami Arısoy

  3. Section of Academic General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, and Section of International and Destination Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA

    Armando G. Correa

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Hatipoğlu, N., Arısoy, E.S., Correa, A.G. (2022). Symptomatic Agents for Pediatric Ear, Nose, and Throat Infections. In: Cingi, C., Arısoy, E.S., Bayar Muluk, N. (eds) Pediatric ENT Infections. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80691-0_86

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