Diagnostic accuracy of otitis media and tympanocentesis skills assessment among pediatricians

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 519-524

  Pichichero, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFACLOR; CEFDINIR; CEFIXIME; CEFPODOXIME PROXETIL; CEFPROZIL; CEFTIBUTEN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME AXETIL; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; LORACARBEF;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG INDICATION; ETHNIC GROUP; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MYRINGOTOMY; NORMAL HUMAN; OTITIS MEDIA; OTOSCOPY; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; OTOSCOPY; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141751686     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-003-0981-8     Document Type: Article

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