Recurrent otitis media with effusion in preterm infants with histologic chorioamnionitis - A 3 years follow-up study

Early Human Development

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 667-671

  De Felice, Claudio ^a   De Capua, Bruno ^a   Costantini, Daniele ^f   Martufi, Carla ^a   Toti, Paolo ^a   Tonni, Gabriele ^b   Laurini, Ricardo ^c   Giannuzzi, Annalisa ^a   Latini, Giuseppe ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b PATHOLOGY UNIT   (Italy)

^c NORDLAND HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d PERRINO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e CNR   (Italy)

^f USL 7   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diseases; Middle ear inflammation; Placenta; Preterm infants; Risk factors; Small for gestational age

Indexed keywords

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ADENOID HYPERTROPHY; ARTICLE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; EVOKED OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; OTOSCOPY; PLACENTA; PREMATURITY; RECURRENT INFECTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

CHORIOAMNIONITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; PREGNANCY; RECURRENCE;

EID: 53149145651     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2008.04.008     Document Type: Article

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