title: [Diagnosis and treatment of acute otitis media in children. An analysis of the status in the Rostock district].
abstract: Over a period of 3 months a complete record was kept in 8 large medical institutions (in the Rostock county) of all children with acute otitis media and an analysis was made of the customary medical procedures followed by doctors for the diagnostics and treatment of these cases. Of the 761 patients (407 boys and 354 girls) 90% were babies and infants; more then 50% of these cases were suffering from otitis media serosa; 25% of the total did not receive antibiotics. A systemic antibiotic therapy was usually prescribed "blindly" and preference (83.7%) was given to penicillins and Berlocombin (a trimethoprim sulfonamide compound). In more than 2/3 of the cases the treatment was given by a paediatrician alone, in less than 10% of the cases only by the ENT specialist and the rest were treated by both departments. It would be advisable to start now to rethink the medical procedures related to initial bacteriological diagnostics as well as the local treatment of the auditory channel. In addition, there is an urgent need for a general "Recommendation on the diagnostics and therapy of otitis media acuta in children". This is now being prepared and should be approved by both specialist associations.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wiersbitzky
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Weigert
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ewald
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jährig
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Breitsprecher
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bruns
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harkner
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Holzapfel
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kleinau
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Külz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005859:Germany, East; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D010406:Penicillins; D013449:Sulfonamides
vernacular_title: Diagnostik und Therapie der akuten Otitis media bei Kindern. Eine Analyse der Situation im Bezirk Rostock.