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Format: 06/19/2013
Format: 06/19/2013

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Doctors revise child ear infection treatment

Monday, February 25th, 2013

The AAP is releasing new guidelines that aim to reduce the number of diagnoses of ear infections. The guidelines, being published today in Pediatrics, have not been updated since 2004.

The new guidelines put more emphasis on distinguishing between an acute ear infection and just inflammation of the middle ear -- the difference being that antibiotics are effective against ear infections, but not inflammation.

To read more, visit the Post-Gazette website.

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