Antibiotic therapy of acute upper respiratory tract infections and otitis media in adults

• Authors: Aleksandra Paź , Magdalena Arcimowicz

Abstracts

EN

An estimated 50% of antibiotic prescriptions may be unjustified in the outpatient setting. Viruses are responsible for most acute respiratory tract infections. The viral infections are often self-limiting and only symptomatic treatment remains effective. Bacteria are involved in a small percentage of infections etiology in this area. In the case of a justified or documented suspicion of a bacterial infection, antibiotic therapy may be indicated. Based on the Polish „Recommendations for the management of non-hospital respiratory infections 2016”, the indications, the rules of choice, the appropriate dosing schedules and the therapy duration, in the most frequent upper respiratory tract infections in adults, have been presented. Implementation of the presented recommendations regarding our Polish epidemiological situation, will significantly reduce the tendency to abuse antibiotics, and thus will limit the spread of drug-resistant microorganisms.

Keywords

EN

antibiotics; drug resistance; acute rhinosinusitis; acute pharyngitis; acute laryngitis; acute otitis media

• Publisher: Index Copernicus International
• Journal: Polski Przegląd Otorynolaryngologiczny
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 7(1)
• Pages: 1-7

Dates

published

2018-03-20

Contributors

author

Aleksandra Paź

author

Magdalena Arcimowicz

Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0011.6681