Otitis Media Is Commonly Treated with Broad Spectrum Antibiotics, Although

question 33

Multiple Choice

Otitis media is commonly treated with broad spectrum antibiotics, although there is a lot of push- back or pressure against doing this. Why are these drugs given for this condition?

• A) No other kinds of drugs and antibiotics can kill the bacteria causing otitis media other than the broad-spectrum class of drugs.
• B) The narrow-spectrum drugs are very toxic as opposed to the rather benign broad- spectrum ones.
• C) Otitis media is often caused by a variety of bacteria growing together in a biofilm, and the bacteria often exhibit different susceptibilities to drugs.
• D) Fungi are the most common cause of otitis media, and the fungi do not respond well to the narrow-spectrum drugs.

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