Tube associated otorrhea in children with recurrent acute otitis media; results of a prospective randomized study on bacteriology and topical treatment with or without systemic antibiotics

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1225-1233

  Granath, Anna ^a   Rynnel Dagöö, Britta ^a   Backheden, Magnus ^b   Lindberg, Karin ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Otitis media; Otorrhea; Tympanostomy tubes

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; EAR DROPS; POLYMYXIN B; POLYMYXIN B PLUS TERRACORTRIL; TERRACORTRIL;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; OTALGIA; OTORRHEA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; IRRIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; OTITIS MEDIA, SUPPURATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE;

EID: 46249118062     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2008.04.015     Document Type: Article

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