Frequency of First-line Antibiotic Selection Among US Ambulatory Care Visits for Otitis Media, Sinusitis, and Pharyngitis

Abstract

of the population report penicillin allergy 3 and 10% of visits for sinusitis 4 and OM result from failed first-line therapy, 5 suggesting that approximately 80% of visits for these diagnoses should be treated with first-line therapy.