Assessment of Efficacy of Anthroposophic and Conventional Treatment with Antibiotics in Children with Acute Respiratory or Ear Infections: A Prospective Study

Background: Acute respiratory tract infections and otitis media (RTI/OM) are frequent among children and are commonly treated with antibiotics. In randomised trials, antibiotics have only small or negligible short-term effects on OM and RTI such as pharyngitis, bronchitis, laryngitis, and common cold, comparable to their side-effect potential. Aim of the study: To assess efficacy of Anthroposophic and Conventional Treatment with Antibiotics in Children with acute respiratory or ear infections. Methods: The study was conducted in the department of Department of Pediatrics and Department of General Medicine of the Mahatma Gandhi Hospital, Bhilwara, Rajasthan, India. For the study, we selected patients reporting to OPD of the pediatric clinic with chief complaint of sore throat, cough, or ear pain and onset within 7 days. A total of 60 patients were included in the study. Results: A total of 60 patients participated in the study. Number of male patients in Group A was 13 and in Group C was 17. On comparing the results, statistically significant results were observed with respect to response on Day 7, response on Day 14, recovery on Day 7 and on 14th. Conclusion: The rate of improvement of symptoms and rate of recovery with Anthroposophic treatment for acute respiratory infections and ear infections is significant and it should be encouraged in pediatric patients.