Posttympanostomy Tube Otorrhea

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 110-117

  Oberman, James P ^a,c   Derkay, Craig S ^b  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF THE KING S DAUGHTERS   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ACETATE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; EDETIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOFILM; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FUTUROLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MYRINGOTOMY; OTORRHEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE;

EID: 1842453971     PISSN: 01960709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2003.09.014     Document Type: Article

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