A 4-year-old boy was diagnosed with acute otitis media and began a course of oral amoxicillin
The boy's mother has contacted the clinic and states that there has been no significant improvement in her son's ear infection since beginning the antibiotics 3 days ago. The nurse should consider which of the following explanations for this phenomenon? A) The boy has not been receiving the medication consistently.
B) The boy's ear infection has a viral etiology.
C) The boy's ear infection is caused by an antibiotic-resistant microorganism.
D) The medication should have been prescribed parenterally.
B
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Many people with acute otitis media do not benefit from antibiotics because the cause of their illness is viral, not bacterial. This possibility is more likely than incorrect administration or antibiotic resistance. Parenteral administration would be no more effective in this case.
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