Management of the draining tympanostomy tube

Otorinolaringologia

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-41

  Ehmer, D R ^a   Roland, P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Infections; Othorrea; Tympanostomy

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; DEXAMETHASONE; EAR DROPS; OFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BIOFILM; CHRONIC OTITIS MEDIA; DEVICE INFECTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; MASTOIDECTOMY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; OTITIS MEDIA; OTORRHEA; OTOTOXICITY; REVIEW; TOPICAL TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE;

EID: 22144465883     PISSN: 00264938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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