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Interventions for chronic suppurative otitis media

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 1998
Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is a serious bacterial infection of the middle ear that can follow untreated acute otitis media.To assess the effects of different treatments for CSOM.We searched Medline from 1966 to 1996 and a bibliographic collection of the Hearing Impairment Research Group in Liverpool, UK.
Jose M Acuin, Andrew Smith, Ian Mackenzie   +2 more
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Chronic suppurative otitis media: A review

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 2006
Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) remains one of the most common childhood chronic infectious diseases worldwide. Although microbial, immunological, and genetically determined factors, as well as Eustachian tube characteristics, are supposed to be involved in the pathogenesis of CSOM, many aspects of the pathogenesis of CSOM still need to be ...
Maroeska M. Rovers, Monique Verhoeff, Anne G M Schilder, Elisabeth A. M. Sanders, Erwin L. van der Veen   +4 more
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Acute Suppurative Otitis Media

Pediatrics, 1975
Most pediatricians recognize and treat acute otitis media several times each day. Yet there is wide disagreement about certain aspects of its diagnosis and treatment, despite a large and growing literature on the subject. This review attempts to summarize what is known about acute otitis media in children. DEFINITION Acute
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Chronic suppurative otitis media

The Lancet
Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is a leading global cause of potentially preventable hearing loss in children and adults, associated with socioeconomic deprivation. There is an absence of consensus on the definition of CSOM, which complicates efforts for prevention, treatment, and monitoring.
Mahmood F, Bhutta, Amanda J, Leach, Christopher G, Brennan-Jones   +2 more
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Treatment of acute suppurative otitis media

The Journal of Laryngology & Otology, 1977
The effect of myringotomy versus Penicillin therapy in the treatment of patients with acute suppurative otitis media was compared. A third group of patients treated with both myringotomy and Penicillin was included in the investigation. Ten days after institution of the treatment there were significantly more days with secretion/bulging drum in the ...
P. Lorentzen, P. Haugsten
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Hearing in Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media

Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology, 1989
In individuals with chronic otitis media, mixed hearing impairments are common but it is unclear whether the raised bone conduction thresholds are a reflection of the pathologic process affecting the inner ear or a combination of the high prevalence of sensorineural hearing impairments in the population along with the artificial elevation of bone ...
George G Browning, Stuart Gatehouse
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Epidemiology of acute suppurative otitis media

American Journal of Otolaryngology, 1986
The incidence of acute otitis media in childhood reported in the literature varies considerably, particularly for children in the first year of life. In three cohorts of otherwise healthy children, followed from birth to the age of 9 years, the authors have attempted to determine more accurately the incidence and prevalence of acute otitis media in ...
Mirko Tos, Sven-Eric Stangerup
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Chronic suppurative otitis media in children

The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 1979
In a study of chronic suppurative otitis media among children attending a Rural Health Centre at Lucknow, the majority (47.4%) was in the age group of 10–14 years and males (57.9%).Staph. aureaus was the commonest isolate (44.0%) followed byE. coli (11.1%),Staph. albus (10.2%),Strep. pyogenes (8.5%).Strep. viridans (5.9%),Prot.
V. K. Srivastava, S. K. Agarwal, G. K. Malik   +2 more
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Chronic suppurative otitis media.

BMJ clinical evidence, 2002
Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is a common cause of hearing impairment, disability, and poor scholastic performance, and can occasionally lead to fatal intracranial infections and acute mastoiditis, especially in resource-poor countries.We conducted a systematic review and aimed to answer the following clinical questions: What are the effects ...
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The Etiology of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media

Acta Oto-Laryngologica, 1963
(1963). The Etiology of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media. Acta Oto-Laryngologica: Vol. 56, No. sup183, pp. 142-144.
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