The incidence of bacteria in middle ear effusions

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 158-161

  Hinton, A ^a,b   Herdman, R C D ^a   Hartley, C ^a   O'Keefe, L ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; OME; Surgical management

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION; MYRINGOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA;

EID: 0029869930     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2273.1996.tb01322.x     Document Type: Article

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