Treatment of acute otitis media in young children

Current Allergy and Asthma Reports

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 559-563

  Mandel, Ellen M ^a   Casselbrant, Margaretha L ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute otitis media; Adenoidectomy; Antibiotics; Antimicrobial treatment; Children; Otitis; Otitis media; Pediatrics; Prevention; Treatment; Tympanostomy tube

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; INACTIVATED VIRUS VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; PLACEBO; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ACUTE OTITIS MESIA SEVERITY OF SYMPTOM SCORE; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION; OTITIS MEDIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RELAPSE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYMPANOPLASTY; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADENOIDECTOMY; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; OTITIS MEDIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84870611094     PISSN: 15297322     EISSN: 15346315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11882-012-0309-9     Document Type: Article

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