Acute mastoiditis in children in Sweden 1993-2007-No increase after new guidelines

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 75, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1496-1501

  Groth, Anita ^a   Enoksson, Frida ^b   Hermansson, Ann ^c   Hultcrantz, Malou ^d   Stalfors, Joacim ^e   Stenfeldt, Karin ^c  

^a Strama Skåne ^*  (Sweden)

^b HELSINGBORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute mastoiditis; Acute otitis media; Children; Complications; Guidelines; Incidence

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; PENICILLIN V;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTOIDECTOMY; MASTOIDITIS; MYRINGOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROAURICULAR ABSCESSES; SCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; SWEDEN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASTOIDITIS; OTITIS MEDIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SWEDEN;

EID: 80055041207     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2011.08.015     Document Type: Article

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