A 2-Year-Old Child Is Seen in the Clinic in July

A 2-year-old child is seen in the clinic in July with otalgia, erythematous, bulging tympanic membranes (TMs) ; and rupture of the right TM. The child also has a temperature of 39.4°C. The child's parent tells the nurse, "This is the fifth ear infection this year. What can we do?" The nurse will expect the provider to:

A) administer ceftriaxone [Rocephin] IM and give the influenza vaccine.
B) begin prophylactic antibiotic therapy with trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole [Septra].
C) prescribe amoxicillin/clavulanate [Augmentin] and refer the child to an otolaryngologist.
D) prescribe high-dose amoxicillin [Amoxil] and administer the influenza vaccine.