Spray bacteriotherapy decreases middle ear fluid in children with secretory otitis media

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 92-98

  Skovbjerg, S ^a,e   Roos, K ^b   Holm, S E ^a   Grahn Hakansson E ^c   Nowrouzian, F ^a   Ivarsson, M ^d   Adlerberth, I ^a   Wold, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b Capio AB   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e Department of Clinical Bacteriology ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 8; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; AUTACOID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE EAR; NASOPHARYNGEAL ASPIRATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE; BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EXUDATE; INFANT; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NASOPHARYNX; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; BACTERIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROBIOTICS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 59649128556     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.137414     Document Type: Article

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