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Using survival curves for comparison of ordinal qualitative data in clinical studies [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2009
Background and Objective: The survival-agreement plot was proposed and improved to assess the reliability of a quantitative measure. We propose the use of survival analysis as an alternative non-parametric approach for comparison of ordinal qualitative data. Study Design and Setting: Two case studies were presented.
arxiv  

Statistical Applications in Pain Management: A Review [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2023
Chronic pain is a widespread and debilitating condition that affects millions of individuals worldwide. Recent research has unveiled a connection between chronic pain and epigenetic processes, shedding light on the complex interplay between genetics, environment, and pain perception.
arxiv  

A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of the Efficacy of Antimicrobial Chemoprophylaxis for Recurrent Acute Otitis Media in Children

open access: yesClinical Otolaryngology, Volume 50, Issue 1, Page 1-14, January 2025.
ABSTRACT Objectives Acute otitis media (AOM) is a common childhood infection. Recurrent AOM affects a subset of children, resulting in an adverse impact on quality of life, socioeconomic disadvantage, and risk of long‐term sequelae. Antimicrobial chemoprophylaxis is used in some settings but is increasingly controversial due to an awareness of adverse ...
Timothy Davies   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Early detection of extended high frequency sensorineural hearing loss in chronic suppurative otitis media using extended high frequency pure tone audiometry [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Objective : The relationship between chronic suppurative otitis media with sensorineural hearing loss is still debatable. The availability of extended high frequency pure tone audiometry evaluation makes the detection of extended high frequency ...
Ali, Ahmad Hafiz
core  

Polymicrobial Osteomyelitis in a Patient With Isolation of Trueperella bernardiae: A Case Report and Literature Review

open access: yesCase Reports in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Background: Trueperella bernardiae is a Gram‐positive rod that has been described as an opportunistic pathogen in immunocompromised patients. In a significant number of documented cases, infections with Trueperella bernardiae have been associated with polymicrobial infections, which highlight the fact that important bacteria–bacteria relations might be
Marco Antonio Delaye-Martínez   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE VITRO STUDY EFFECT OF GINGER EXTRACTS ON FUNGAL ISOLATED FROM A SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA AND EXTERNA

open access: yesThe Iraqi Journal of Medical Sciences, 2019
Background: Otitis media is a group of complex inflammatory disorders affecting the middle ear, which can be acute or chronic. Otitis externa is an inflammation on the skin of the external auditory canal usually associated with secondary ...
Azhar Al-Attraqchi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

ENDOSCOPIC TYPMPANOMASTOID EXPLORATION [FUNCTIONAL ENDOSCOPIC EAR SURGERY-FEES] [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Tympano mastoidectomy is usually performed using operating microscope. This study reports a case series of tympanomastoidectomy which was performed using an endoscope.Endoscopic Tympanomastoidectomy for atticoantral type of CSOM is an excellent technique 
Kumar, Sanjay   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Otitis media [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Otitis media (OM) or middle ear inflammation is a spectrum of diseases, including acute otitis media (AOM), otitis media with effusion (OME; ‘glue ear’) and chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM).
Casselbrant, ML   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Diagnostic Challenges in Fungal Coinfections Associated With Global COVID‐19

open access: yesScientifica, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
The early diagnosis of opportunistic infections is a critical concern for patient care worldwide, particularly in the context of the COVID‐19 pandemic. This review examines the challenges and advancements in the management and early diagnosis of opportunistic fungal infections, which have become increasingly prominent during the pandemic.
Ariyo Shahin Jafari   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation of the Presence of Biofilms in Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media, Nonsuppurative Otitis Media, and Chronic Otitis Media with Cholesteatoma by Scanning Electron Microscopy

open access: yesThe Scientific World Journal, 2013
Objective. Biofilms have been shown to play a major role in the pathogenesis of otolaryngologic infections. However, very limited studies have been undertaken to demonstrate the presence of biofilms in tissues from patients with chronic otitis media (COM)
Ercan Kaya   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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