Systematic Reviews of Antibiotic Treatments for Children

Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of antibiotic treatments children.
Reviewed April 2012

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Title:   Antibiotics for preventing complications in children with measles
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Measles is an infectious disease caused by a virus. There is an effective vaccine which can prevent measles, however 30 to 40 million people worldwide still develop measles annually. Each year measles causes more than half a million deaths and is respon...
Date:   Apr 2011
Title:   Antibiotics reduce the prevalence of ocular infection with trachoma
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Trachoma is common in people living in poor communities and is the most common infectious cause of vision loss. Repeated bouts of conjunctivitis (inflammation of the membranes of the eyes) caused by Chlamydia infection eventually lead to scarring and in...
Date:   Dec 2010
Title:   Antibiotics for bronchiolitis in babies
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Bronchiolitis is a serious respiratory illness that often affects young babies. It is most commonly caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and is the most common reason for hospitalisation in babies under the age of six months. Babies usually prese...
Date:   Dec 2010
Title:   Prophylactic antibiotics to reduce morbidity and mortality in neonates with umbilical artery catheters
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is not enough evidence from randomised trials to either support or refute the routine use of preventive antibiotics in newborn babies with umbilical artery catheters. Sick newborn babies occasionally require the insertion of an umbilical artery ca...
Date:   Dec 2010
Title:   Interventions for primary vesicoureteric reflux
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Vesicoureteric reflux (VUR) is the backflow of urine from the bladder up the ureters to the kidney. People with VUR are thought to be more likely to get urinary tract infections (UTIs) involving the kidney tissue, which may cause permanent kidney damage...
Date:   Nov 2010
Title:   Giving antibiotics regularly to young children with cystic fibrosis leads to fewer infections with a germ called Staphylococcus aureus
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Cystic fibrosis blocks the airways with mucus and causes frequent respiratory infections. These can lead to death from breathing failure. People with cystic fibrosis are sometimes given regular antibiotics to prevent infections from a germ called Staphy...
Date:   Oct 2010
Title:   Comparing different durations of the same antibiotic therapy for non-severe community-acquired pneumonia in children under five years of age
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Pneumonia is a major cause of mortality in children under five years of age. Treatment of pneumonia requires the use of an effective antibiotic in adequate doses for an appropriate duration. In most cases, treatment ranges between 7 and 14 days, but thi...
Date:   Sep 2010
Title:   Antibiotics to prevent acute ear infections in children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Acute otitis media (AOM, infection in the middle ear space) is common in children, causing pain and deafness. Most children experience at least one episode and some children suffer recurrent AOM (more than three episodes in six months or four episodes i...
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Dosage intervals of amoxicillin for the treatment of acute middle ear infection
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Acute middle ear infection (acute otitis media) is a very common disease in children and may cause pain and hearing loss. Delayed or ineffective treatment may lead to serious complications such as ear drum perforation, sensorineural hearing loss or the ...
Date:   Jul 2010
Title:   Interventions for the skin infection impetigo
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Impetigo causes blister-like sores. The sores can fill with pus and form scabs, and scratching can spread the infection. Impetigo is caused by bacteria. It is contagious and usually occurs in children. It is the most common bacterial skin infection pres...
Date:   Jul 2010
Title:   Antibiotics for preterm rupture of membranes
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Certain antibiotics given to women with early broken waters will improve babies' health. Babies born too soon are more likely to suffer ill health in the early days and sometimes throughout life. Early labour and birth (before 37 weeks) may be due to un...
Date:   Jul 2010
Title:   Prevention of diarrhoea in children with HIV infection or who were born to an HIV-infected mother
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Diarrhoea is a common cause of illness in children, especially in low and middle-income countries where it accounts for nearly 2.5 million deaths per year. Infants and children with HIV infection or maternal exposure through birth or breastfeeding to HI...
Date:   Apr 2010
Title:   Short courses of antibiotics (2-4 days) are as effective as longer treatment for bladder infections in children.
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Bladder and kidney infections (urinary tract infections - UTI) are common in children. Bladder infections cause pain on passing urine and frequency of urination. Some children keep getting repeat bouts. Standard courses of antibiotics (7-10 days) are us...
Date:   Mar 2010
Title:   Short course antibiotics for healthy children with uncomplicated acute otitis media
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Acute otitis media (AOM), or middle ear infection, is a common childhood illness, with more than half of all children having at least one infection by the time they are seven. Although otitis media often resolves without treatment, it is frequently trea...
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Different antibiotics for community-acquired pneumonia in children younger than 18 years of age in both hospital and ambulatory (outpatient) settings
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Pneumonia is the leading cause of mortality in children under five years of age. Most cases of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in low-income countries are caused by bacteria. This systematic review identified 27 randomised controlled trials, enroling...
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Antibiotics for gonorrhoea in pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Pregnant women with gonorrhoea who take penicillin, spectinomycin or ceftriaxone are much less likely to show signs of infection. Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a bacteria transmitted (passed) during sex, causing an infection in the genital area. Pregnant wom...
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   Intrapartum antibiotics for known maternal Group B streptococcal colonization
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Women, men and children of all ages can be colonized with Group B streptococcus (GBS) bacteria without having any symptoms; bacteria are particularly found in the gastrointestinal tract, vagina and urethra. This is the situation in both developed and de...
Date:   Apr 2009
Title:   Antibiotics for reducing the pain of middle ear infection (acute otitis media) in children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Acute otitis media (AOM) is common in children, causing pain and deafness. Though AOM usually resolves without treatment, it is often treated with antibiotics. This review found that antibiotics are not very useful for most children with AOM. Antibiotic...
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   The effect of short duration versus standard duration antibiotic therapy for streptococcal throat infection in children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Streptococcal throat infection is very common. A 10-day course of penicillin is prescribed mainly to protect against the complication of acute rheumatic fever, which occurs approximately 20 days after streptococcal throat or scarlet fever, and causes da...
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Face washing promotion for reducing active trachoma
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Trachoma is an infectious eye disease. Active infection usually begins in childhood and is characterized by eye discharge, redness and irritation. Poor facial hygiene can lead to the disease spreading from person to person through eye-seeking flies or c...
Date:   Sep 2011

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