Re-evaluation of CO 2 laser myringotomy for managing children with persistent acute otitis media

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 413-418

  Kuo, Yen Ling ^a,b,c   Wang, Mao Che ^a,b   Chu, Chia Huei ^a,b   Shiao, An Suey ^a,b,c  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Children; Laser myringotomy; Persistent acute otitis media

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBON DIOXIDE;

ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER MYRINGOTOMY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; EARDRUM; ENTEROCOCCUS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION; MYRINGOTOMY; OTITIS MEDIA; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PERSISTENT ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; SCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SYMPTOM; TYMPANOMETRY;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, GAS; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 80053311167     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcma.2011.08.006     Document Type: Article

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