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.