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Augmentin: Antibiotics
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Augmentin is an excellent antibiotic. It is very effective against the main three bacteria that cause ear infections -- even those that tend to be resistant. For this reason it can be a great choice for those children with infections that do not clear up with a first-line antibiotic.
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The combination of Augmentin, a penicillin-like antibiotic, and clavulanate potassium is used to treat bacterial infections of the ear, lungs, nose, sinus, skin, and urinary tract. Antibiotics will not work for colds, flu, or other viral infections.
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In a multi-center trial, 521 children with middle ear infections, age 3-48 months, received Augmentin ES twice a day for 10 days. Bacterial eradication was measured by the repeat tympanocentesis method in patients where S. pneumoniae was present. This testing method involves culturing middle ear fluid before and after 4-6 days of initiating antibiotic therapy. Most experts consider this to be a more rigorous test of antibiotic efficacy than measurement of symptomatic improvement alone.
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No information is available about the concurrent use of Augmentin and. alcohol. However, the ingestion of alcohol whilst being treated with some other ß-lactam antibiotics has precipitated a disulfiram (antibuse) like reaction in some patients. Therefore, the ingestion of alcohol should be avoided during and for several days after treatment with Augmentin.
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