The use of tympanocentesis in the diagnosis and management of acute otitis media

Current Infectious Disease Reports

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 189-195

  Pichichero, Michael E ^a   Wright, Tracy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; COCODAMOL; DIAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PENICILLIN G; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG RESPONSE; EARDRUM; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; MYRINGOTOMY; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 33646806490     PISSN: 15233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11908-006-0058-9     Document Type: Article

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