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Children were categorized by prior antibiotic exposure: those receiving antibiotics for &gt;\u200948\u00a0h before hospitalization versus those receiving\u2009&lt;\u200948\u00a0h or none. The primary outcome was the presence of complicated AM, defined as extracranial (subperiosteal abscess) or intracranial (epidural abscess, sigmoid sinus thrombosis, brain abscess, or meningitis) complications.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Of 522 children, 110 (21%) received prior antibiotics and 412 (79%) did not. While the composite complication rate was higher in the prior treatment group (54.5% vs. 38.6%, unadjusted OR\u2009=\u20091.91,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.003), prior antibiotic treatment was not significantly associated with specific complication types, including subperiosteal abscess (adjusted OR\u2009=\u20090.67,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.37) or intracranial complications (adjusted OR\u2009=\u20091.74,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.13). Inflammatory markers, hospitalization length, imaging use, and surgical intervention rates were comparable between groups. Fusobacterium necrophorum in blood cultures was significantly associated with complications regardless of prior antibiotic exposure.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among children hospitalized with AM, prior antibiotic treatment was not associated with increased rates of specific complications. The difference in composite outcomes likely reflects selection bias rather than a true treatment effect. 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