The dynamics of bacteria in the middle ear during the course of acute otitis media with tympanostomy tube otorrhea

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 892-896

  Ruohola, Aino ^a   Meurman, Olli ^a   Nikkari, Simo ^b   Skottman, Tuukka ^b   Heikkinen, Terho ^a   Ruuskanen, Olli ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b CENTRAL MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acute otitis media; Bacteria; Dynamic changes; Etiology; Tympanostomy tube otorrhea

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; PLACEBO;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DYNAMICS; FOLLOW UP; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIQUID; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE EAR; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; OTORRHEA; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECIPIENT; SAMPLE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE OTORRHEA;

AMOXICILLIN-POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE COMBINATION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; MORAXELLA (BRANHAMELLA) CATARRHALIS; OTITIS MEDIA; PLACEBOS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 34848856744     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31812e4b6c     Document Type: Article

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