Effect of antimicrobial treatment of acute otitis media on the daily disappearance of middle ear effusion: A placebo-controlled trial

JAMA Pediatrics

Volumn 168, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 635-641

  Tapiainen, Terhi ^a,b   Kujala, Tiia ^a   Renko, Marjo ^a,b   Koivunen, Petri ^a   Kontiokari, Tero ^b   Kristo, Aila ^a   Pokka, Tytti ^a,b   Alho, Olli Pekka ^a   Uhari, Matti ^a,b  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYING; DIARRHEA; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION; OTALGIA; OTOSCOPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TYMPANOMETRY; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VOMITING;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE TESTS; ACUTE DISEASE; AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLAVULANIC ACID; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FINLAND; HUMANS; INFANT; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; OTOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84904178077     PISSN: 21686203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.5311     Document Type: Article

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