Bacteriology of medically refractory acute otitis media in children: A 9-year retrospective study

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 759-765

  Shiao, An Suey ^a   Guo, Yuan Ching ^a   Hsieh, Shun Ta ^a   Tsai, Tung Lung ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute otitis media; Antibiotics; Bacteriology; Myringotomy

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFACLOR; CEPHALOSPORIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; OXACILLIN; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL RECORD; MYRINGOTOMY; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

EID: 2342451266     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2004.01.004     Document Type: Article

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