title: Needle myringotomy: a useful technique with the increased prevalence of the human immunodeficiency virus.
abstract: Myringotomy is one of the most common procedures performed by ENT surgeons. Use of the tip of a hypodermic needle not only provides a neat and precise incision into the tympanic membrane, but is also a cheap and disposable means of doing so. Sterility is virtually guaranteed avoiding any possibility of cross contamination between consecutive patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Cape Town, Republic of South Africa.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Thorp
mesh_terms: D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009339:Needles; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000601:surgery*; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000601:surgery*