The incidence of bacteria in middle ear effusions.
Otitis media with effusion (OME) is a common condition in paediatric ENT practice. Whilst surgical management is in many cases the mainstay of treatment for resistant OME, the use of antibiotics has been advocated by some authorities. Over one quarter of middle ear effusions analysed in this study contained potentially pathogenic bacteria. Antibiotics may be of value in the treatment of OME in these children.
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University Department of Otolaryngology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, UK.
Herdman
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Hartley
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D002648:Child; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004424:Ear Canal / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008876:Middle Ear Ventilation; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013492:Suppuration; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents