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Get Smart About Antibiotics

The AAP is a partner in Get Smart About Antibiotics Week, November 14-20. This CDC campaign raises awareness of appropriate antibiotic use and aims to improve use of antibiotics in healthcare settings.

For more information and campaign resources, visit the links below:

Get Smart About Antibiotics Campaign:

General information

Antibiotics and respiratory illnesses 


Resources from the AAP:

How do antibiotics work?

Why doesn't my pediatrician prescribe antibiotics every time my child is sick?

Guidelines for antibiotic use

Ear Infections With Fluid (Audio)

When to Use Antibiotics (Audio)

Diagnosis and Management of Acute Otitis Media (ear infections)

Otitis Media with Effusion

Diagnosis and Management of Bronchiolitis   

 

Published
11/14/2011 9:00 AM