Table 2 Characteristics of children aged 0–7 years diagnosed with AOM in Danish general practice (2017–2018)
From: Prescription of antibiotics to children with acute otitis media in Danish general practice
Variables | AOM n (%) [95% CI]) |
|---|---|
N | 278 (100.0) |
Gender | |
Boys | 157 (56) [50.4–62.4] |
Girls | 121 (44) [37.6–49.6] |
Age | |
Mean | 2.5 [2.3–2.8] |
< 2 years | 121 (44) [37.6–49.6] |
≥ 2 years | 157 (56) [50.4–62.4] |
Symptom duration ≤3 days | 133 (48) [41.8–53.9] |
Symptoms | |
Symptom worsening | 42 (15) [11.1–19.9] |
Fever (temp. > 38.5 °) | 175 (63) [57.0–68.6] |
Purulent ear secretion | 58 (21) [16.2–26.1] |
Ear/face pain | 178 (64) [58.1–69.7] |
Clinical Findings | |
Poor general condition | 62 (22) [17.5–27.7] |
Tympanometry | 144 (52) [45.8–57.8] |
Normala | 4 (2.8) [0.8–7.0] |
Abnormala | 140 (97) [93.0–99.2] |
Treatment | |
No antibiotics | 71 (26) [20.5–31.1] |
Antibiotic treatment | 207 (74) [68.9–79.5] |
Penicillin Vb | 124 (60) [52.9–66.6] |
Amoxicillinb | 46 (22) [16.8–28.5] |
(+/÷ Clavulanic acid) | |
Macrolideb | 4 (1.9) [0.5–4.9] |
Other Antibioticb | 33 (16) [11.2–21.7] |