Question 9 (part 2) · LEK · Ear diseases
The treatment of choice for acute bacterial otitis media in children is the use of:
- A. tetracycline.
- B. amoxicillin.
- C. lincosamides.
- D. oral glucocorticoids.
- E. phenoxymethylpenicillin.
Hint
Choose the oral beta-lactam that best covers Streptococcus pneumoniae, the main bacterial pathogen of middle ear infection.
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