Antibiotic adverse effects in pediatric acute rhinosinusitis : Systematic review and meta-analysis

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BACKGROUND: Pediatric acute bacterial rhinosinusitis (ABRS) is often treated with oral antibiotics, with limited insight into adverse effects (AEs) across drug classes. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we characterize AE incidence associated with oral antibiotics in these patients.

METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL: We searched PubMed and Embase for English-language articles published from 1985 to September 2020 reporting AEs of oral antibiotic therapy for ABRS patients aged 0-18 years. Six-hundred and sixty-six articles underwent title and abstract screening, identifying 154 articles for full-length review.

RESULTS: Eleven articles were included, most of which reported individual and aggregate AE incidences. Amoxicillin/clavulanate, amoxicillin, cephalosporin/carbacephem, and placebo groups were identified. Random-effects meta-analysis of prospective groups identified appreciable incidences of diarrhea and abdominal pain, and low incidence of rash, for amoxicillin-clavulanate and amoxicillin. All antibiotics as well as placebo were associated with non-zero overall AE incidence. Children receiving antibiotics were about twice as likely to incur any AE during treatment in placebo-controlled studies, though this association was not significant. High heterogeneity limited most point estimates, with risk of bias, typically in outcomes measurement, detected in most studies.

CONCLUSIONS: Reporting of AEs associated with oral antibiotic use in pediatric ABRS is limited in current literature. Adverse effects are non-negligible, but may not significantly exceed placebo.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:156

Enthalten in:

International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology - 156(2022) vom: 01. Mai, Seite 111064

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Axiotakis, Lucas G [VerfasserIn]
Szeto, Betsy [VerfasserIn]
Gonzalez, Joseph N [VerfasserIn]
Caruana, Francesco F [VerfasserIn]
Gudis, David A [VerfasserIn]
Overdevest, Jonathan B [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

74469-00-4
804826J2HU
Adverse effects
Amoxicillin
Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-bacterial agents
Antibiotics
Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Meta-analysis
Pediatrics
Sinusitis
Systematic Review

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Date Completed 26.04.2022

Date Revised 26.04.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijporl.2022.111064

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM337630518