Tympanocentesis

OBJECTIVE To prospectively identify the bacterial aetiology and antimicrobial susceptibility of problematic (recurrent and… (More)

Indications In children with refractory acute otitis media, drainage of pus from the middle ear often results in a rapid and… (More)

Acute otitis media (AOM), when associated with a bulging or full tympanic membrane, has a bacterial etiology in more than 90% of… (More)

The comparative study presented here evaluated pediatricians from Italy, Greece, South Africa, and a reference group in the USA… (More)

Infants and young children, especially those in day care, are at risk for recurrent or persistent acute otitis media (AOM). There… (More)

BACKGROUND The distinction between acute suppurative otitis media (AOM) and otitis media with effusion (OME) is important for… (More)

OBJECTIVES To determine the bacteriologic and clinical efficacy of high dose amoxicillin/clavulanate (90/6.4 mg/kg/day) against… (More)

OBJECTIVES To compare the bacteriologic and clinical efficacy of amoxicillin/clavulanate and azithromycin in patients with acute… (More)

A prospective, open-label, randomized study was conducted in order to determine the bacteriologic efficacies of cefaclor and… (More)

To determine the incidence of otitis media (OM) and the bacteriology of acute otitis media (AOM) in a clinic population of young… (More)