Antibiotic Use
Amoxicillin was used in 3 studies of the Cort group and in 12 studies of
the no corticosteroid group (No-Cort). Amoxicillin plus clavulanate was
used in 5 Cort and 4 No-Cort studies. Antibiotic choice was unreported
in 4 studies, including one study of the Cort group. In most studies
clindamycin was used for patients who were intolerant to amoxicillin,
however one Cort group used Clindamycin as the first line of antibiotics
and amoxicillin as the second. Ceftriaxone, Phenoxymethylpenicillin, and
penicillin V were used in only one study each. In the majority of the
studies antibiotics were prescribed for a total of 7 days.