Bacterial DNA Fragments in Otitis Media With Effusion-Reply

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 275, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 186-

  Ehrlich, Garth D ^a   Post, J Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA FRAGMENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CHILD; EAR SURGERY; EFFUSION; HUMAN; LETTER; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE;

EID: 13344259323     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1996.03530270026022     Document Type: Letter

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3. Rosenfeld KM, Post JC. Meta-analysis of antibiotics for the treatment of otitis media with effusion. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1992;106:378-386.