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Antibiotics can save lives, but they can also cause side effects. Consumer Reports outlines what parents should know about reactions to antibiotics and when to take your child to the emergency room.

Waiting longer than five hours to give antibiotics to a pediatric patient with sepsis increases the risk of death, according to a study published June 5 in JAMA Network Open. For the study, ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pediatricians should carefully evaluate kids with ear infections, runny noses and sore throats before giving them antibiotics, doctors said today. Antibiotics will only ...

A clinical decision tool, comprising a validated decision tree, guided point-of-care testing of C-reactive protein, and safety-netting advice, led to reduced antibiotic prescriptions in children with ...

Antibiotics are among the most commonly prescribed medications for U.S. kids. Antibiotics are among the most commonly prescribed medications for children in the United States, but new research shows ...

Antibiotic management of acute uncomplicated appendicitis among children was inferior to appendectomy, a randomized non-inferiority trial showed. For nearly 850 children with available primary outcome ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Topical antibiotics were dispensed within 1 day of 69% of ambulatory encounters. Recurring conjunctivitis was ...