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Acute Otitis Media Curriculum [PDF]
MedEdPORTAL, 2016 Studies have shown that clinicians do a poor job of diagnosing middle ear infections, and an inaccurate diagnosis may result in inappropriate treatment, such as overuse of antibiotics. Antibiotic overuse is known to lead to increased bacterial resistance and puts patients at risk of deleterious side effects, including allergic reactions, vomiting ...
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Acute Otitis Media and Facial Paralysis in an Infant with Aural Atresia: Management of a Rare Case
, 2021 Aural atresia is a congenital disease that is characterized by an embryologic developmental defect of the external auditory canal (EAC). There is an erythematous, bulging tympanic membrane by otoscope in physical examination of acute otitis media (AOM ...
Kerem Kökoğlu +3 more
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Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2023 Background: Nationally, >30% of all outpatient antibiotics are unnecessary or inappropriate, and only 52% of outpatients with sinusitis, otitis media, or pharyngitis receive recommended first-line antibiotics.
Mari Freitas +4 more
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PLoS ONE, 2012 BackgroundVaccines including conserved antigens from Streptococcus pneumoniae and nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) have the potential to reduce the burden of acute otitis media.
Selma P Wiertsema +9 more
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Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2021 Objective The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of social distancing resulting from COVID-19 in hospitalizations for infections of the upper airways (URTI), such as acute laryngitis, tracheitis, and otitis media in children aged 0 to 9 ...
Clovisa Reck de Jesus +8 more
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Rhinovirus in acute otitis media
The Journal of Pediatrics, 1988 Low positive results were somewhat easier to distinguish by EIA than LA, because the minimal color change produced in the EIA was more apparent than the few agglutinated latex particles in the LA test. However, some of the low positive Abbott Testpack Strep A and Cards Strep A plus and minus endpoints had an irregularly or partially filled vertical ...
Arola, Mikko +5 more
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Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 2018 Acute otitis media (AOM) represents a significant disease burden in the pediatric population. Besides vaccinations, there are no robust measures of reducing incidence of AOM in this age-group. This is a randomized controlled clinical trial evaluating the
Tristan Tham +2 more
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Acute and Chronic Otitis Media
Pediatric Clinics of North America, 2009 Otitis media (OM) is a common illness in young children. OM has historically been associated with frequent and severe complications. Nowadays it is usually a mild condition that often resolves without treatment. For most children, progression to tympanic membrane perforation and chronic suppurative OM is unusual (low-risk populations); this has led to ...
Morris, Peter Stanley, Leach, Amanda J
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Adherence to acute otitis media treatment guidelines among primary health care providers in Israel
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2014 Aims: To determine the appropriateness of the acute otitis media antibiotic treatment prescribed in the community in relation to the therapeutic guidelines. Methods: Children aged 3 months–3 years diagnosed with simple uncomplicated acute otitis media in
Noa Shviro-Roseman +3 more
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