otitis: Effect of antibotics on acute otitis media in children.

otitisR Documentation

Effect of antibotics on acute otitis media in children.

Description

Data from a randomized clinical trial comparing two antibiotics, amoxicillin and cefaclor, for treating acute otitis media (AOM) in children. Children with either one (unilateral) or two (bilateral) ears affected by AOM were treated with either amoxicillin or cefaclor and then observed 14 days later.

Usage

otitis

Format

A data frame with 30 observations and five variables:

age

age group of child (less than two, between two and five, and older than five)

treatment

antibiotic treatment (amoxicillin or cefaclor)

clear

number of ears clear of AOM 14 days after treatment

affected

number of ears affected by AOM before treatment (unilateral or bilateral)

count

number of children

Note

Details concerning the source of these data can be found in Mandel et al. (1982). These data are also featured in Rosner (1989).

Source

Rosner, B. (1989). Multivariate methods for clustered binary data with more than one level of nesting. Journal of the American Statistical Association, 84, 373-380.

Mandel, E., Bluestone, C. D., Rockette, H. E., Blatter, M. M., Reisinger, K. S., Wucher, F. P., & Harper, J. (1982). Duration of antibiotic treatment for acute otitis media. Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 1, 310-316.


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