[Antibiotherapy of severe ENT infections in children: acute mastoïditis].

In children, acute mastoiditis is a classic but rare complication of otitis media. Primary treatment of mastoiditis is mainly medical with intravenous antibiotics. Surgical procedures may be necessary for complicated forms of the disease. Though, the adequacy of the initial empiric antibiotic therapy with the susceptibility of the suspected bacteria germs is essential to avoid potentially serious complications. We perform a review of the literature to provide supportive arguments for the therapeutic approach of acute mastoiditis in children worked out by the French Group for Pædiatric Infectious Diseases.