It also is used in treating infections caused by mycobacterium avium, a bacterium closely related to the bacterium that causes tuberculosis
Patients with severe AOM and systemic symptoms may require more intensive initial treatment, including middle ear fluid cultures, blood cultures, and initial treatment with intravenous antibiotics
Children—Use and dose must be determined by your doctor
Middle ear infection (acute otitis media) is an infection in the middle ear
Prescribing information Clarithromycin Otitis media - acute: Clarithromycin Last revised in July 2023 Dosing regime The treatment duration for AOM is 5–7 days
It's also used to treat Helicobacter pylori, a bacteria that can cause
Efficacy of clarithromycin treatment of acute otitis media caused by infection with penicillin-susceptible, -intermediate, and -resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in the
First line: amoxicillin
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