A meta-analysis of the efficacy of quinolone containing otics in comparison to antibioticsteroid combination drugs in the local treatment of otitis externa

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2053-2060

  Mosges R ^a   Nematian Samani, M ^a   Hellmich, M ^a   Shah Hosseini, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Glucosteroids; Local treatment; Meta analysis; Network analysis; Otitis externa; Quinolones

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID PLUS HYDROCORTISONE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COLISTIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DEXAMETHASONE PLUS NEOMYCIN PLUS POLYMYXIN B; FRAMYCETIN; GENTAMICIN; GRAMICIDIN; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE BUTYRATE; HYDROCORTISONE PLUS NEOMYCIN; HYDROCORTISONE PLUS NEOMYCIN PLUS POLYMYXIN B; NEOMYCIN; NEOMYCIN PLUS POLYMYXIN B; NYSTATIN; OFLOXACIN; OXYTETRACYCLINE PLUS POLYMYXIN B; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; STEROID; TOBRAMYCIN; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETATE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; EXTERNAL OTITIS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MONOTHERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OTITIS EXTERNA; QUINOLONES; STEROIDS;

EID: 80053022215     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: 14734877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/03007995.2011.616192     Document Type: Article

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