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Efficacy of tonsillectomy for recurrent throat infection in severely affected children. Results of parallel randomized and nonrandomized clinical trials.

J. Paradise, C. Bluestone, G. Friday
Medicine
The New England journal of medicine
15 March 1984

The results warrant the election of tonsillectomy for children meeting the trials' stringent eligibility criteria, but also provide support for nonsurgical management.

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Ten‐year review of otitis media pathogens

C. Bluestone, J. Stephenson, L. M. Martin
Medicine, Biology
The Pediatric infectious disease journal
1 August 1992

The most notable changes to occur during the 10-year period were a statistically significant increase in the prevalence of S. pneumoniae in patients with acute otitis media and a progressive rise in the percentage of betalactamase-producing strains of H. influenzae and Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis.

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Epidemiology and pathogenesis of chronic suppurative otitis media: implications for prevention and treatment.

C. Bluestone
Medicine
International journal of pediatric…
1998

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1. Definitions, Terminology, and Classification of Otitis Media

C. Bluestone, G. Gates, M. Tos
Medicine
The Annals of otology, rhinology & laryngology…
1 March 2002

Many of the terms were defined before the advent of modern otology, which has afforded the opportunity to examine patients with the operating microscope, both in the ambulatory setting and at the time of otologic surgery.

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Tympanometric detection of middle ear effusion in infants and young children.

J. Paradise, C. G. Smith, C. Bluestone
Medicine
Pediatrics
1 August 1976

Tympanometry is a simple, rapid, atraumatic, valid, and objective test, easily administered by paraprofessional personnel, that can result in improved detection of middle ear effusion and other middle ear abnormalities, and also appears to promote improvement in diagnostic acumen.

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The heritability of otitis media: a twin and triplet study.

M. Casselbrant, E. Mandel, R. Ferrell
Medicine
JAMA
8 December 1999

There is a strong genetic component to the amount of time with middle ear effusion and episodes of middle ear Effusion and AOM in children during the first 2 years of life, suggests this study.

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Anatomy and physiology of eustachian tube and middle ear related to otitis media.

C. Bluestone, W. Doyle
Medicine
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology
1 May 1988

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Pathogenesis of otitis media: role of eustachian tube.

C. Bluestone
Medicine
The Pediatric infectious disease journal
1 April 1996

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Efficacy of antimicrobial prophylaxis and of tympanostomy tube insertion for prevention of recurrent acute otitis media: results of a randomized clinical trial

M. Casselbrant, P. Kaleida, E. Wald
Medicine
The Pediatric infectious disease journal
1 April 1992

It is concluded that in the age group the authors studied, amoxicillin prophylaxis is the preferred first measure in attempting to prevent recurrences of acute otitis media and that tympanostomy tube insertion is a reasonble next alternative.

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The universality of otitis media in 50 infants with cleft palate.

J. Paradise, C. Bluestone, H. Felder
Medicine
Pediatrics
1 July 1969

Bilateral secretory (serous) or suppurative otitis media was found without exception in 50 infants with cleft palate who were 20 months of age or younger, and appears to be best managed by myringotomy with insertion of plastic tubes.

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