The effect of topical ciprofloxacin on postoperative otorrhea after tympanostomy tube insertion

American Journal of Otology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 416-420

  Zipfel, Terrence E ^a,b   Edward Wood, W ^b   Street, David F ^b   Wulffman, Jeff ^b   Tipirneni, Ajit ^a,b   Frey, Carolin ^a   Gibson, William S ^a,b  

^a Department of Otolaryngology ^*  (United States)

^b GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ciprofloxacin; Otorrhea; Prophylaxis; Tympanostomy tube

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTORRHEA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID OTORRHEA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033492506     PISSN: 01929763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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