Bacterial involvement in otitis media with effusion [PDF]
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 2012 Otitis media with effusion (OME), a common chronic childhood condition affecting hearing, is thought to be a result of bacterial infection, with biofilms recently implicated. Although bacterial DNA can be detected by polymerase chain reaction in 80% of patients, typically fewer than half of effusions are positive using standard culture techniques.
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Bengal Journal of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery, 2016 Background : Otitis Media with Effusion(OME) also known as Secretory Otitis Media, has been identified as the commonest middle ear condition causing deafness in children in developed countries.
Sharath Babu K +2 more
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Prevalence of otitis media with effusion among preschool-age children in Erbil governorate
Zanco Journal of Medical Sciences, 2018 Background and objective: Otitis media with effusion is one of the common diseases in children at preschool age. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of otitis media with effusion in Erbil governorate and compare this prevalence by urban and sub ...
Zhwan Maghdid Aziz Koye +1 more
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Update on otitis media – prevention and treatment [PDF]
, 2014 Acute otitis media and otitis media with effusion are common childhood disorders, a source of significant morbidity, and a leading cause of antibiotic prescription in primary health care.
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Otitis Media with Effusion in Patients with Adenoid Hypertrophy at Kigali University Teaching Hospital – A Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]
Rwanda Medical Journal, 2021 BACKGROUND: Otitis media with effusion (OME) is a middle ear effusion without signs and symptoms of middle ear infections. It is mainly due to Eustachian tube dysfunction or sequelae of acute otitis media.
J. Umutoni, R. Mugabo
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Otitis media with effusion in children younger than 1 year
Revista Paulista de Pediatria, 2016 Objective: To determine the prevalence of otitis media with effusion in children younger than 1 year and its association with the season of the year, artificial feeding, environmental and perinatal factors.
Renata Cantisani Di Francesco +2 more
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Development of an algorithm for the diagnosis of otitis media [PDF]
, 2012 Background: The relative importance of signs and symptoms in the diagnosis of otitis media has not been adequately evaluated. This has led to a large degree of variation in the criteria used to diagnose otitis media, which has resulted in inconsistencies
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Resolution of Fluid and Normalised Hearing Sensitivity in Otitis Media with Effusion by Ayurveda Management [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018 The current treatment modality for otitis media with effusion is surgical intervention but recurrence is common. This case report discusses the Ayurvedic treatment of a case diagnosed as otitis media with effusion, which was posted for myringotomy with ...
K Sivabalaji, Sundararaman, BN Ashwini
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Do middle ear infections matter? Student self-reported perceptions of behaviour, including social skills, following experience with otitis media with effusion [PDF]
, 2007 Children frequently experience fluctuating conductive hearing loss during and following episodes of otitis media with effusion. With the prevalence of the disease increasing in the non-Indigenous population in Australia, many children may be at risk of ...
Stenton, Janice S.
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Endoscopic Grading of Adenoid in Otitis Media with Effusion
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2010 INTRODUCTION: Adenoid is thought to be one of the causes of otitis media with effusion, though it is controversial. Grading the adenoid by rigid nasal endoscope in patients with otitis media with effusion may justify adenoidectomy in otitis media with ...
K Acharya, C L Bhusal, R P Guragain
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