Safety of topical ear drops containing ototoxic antibiotics

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 194-196

  Rakover, Yoseph ^a   Keywan, Khaled ^a   Rosen, Gabriel ^a  

^a HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Ototoxicity; Topical ear drops

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; DEXOTIC; EAR DROPS; NEOMYCIN; POLYMYXIN B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYRINGOTOMY; OTITIS MEDIA; OTOTOXICITY; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEXAMETHASONE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; NEOMYCIN; OTITIS MEDIA; POLYMYXIN B; SAFETY;

EID: 0030856474     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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