Infections

Introduction:

Treatment with antibiotics can lead to side effects such as stomach upset, diarrhea or rashes. In some cases children treated with antibiotics for ear infections end up getting severe infections with antibiotic resistant bacteria. For these reasons, doctors try to save antibiotics for those children most likely to benefit—young children and children with fever or severe ear pain. In many cases, treating with a pain medicine is more helpful than treating with an antibiotic.