Open AccessEffect of Antimicrobial Treatment on the Resolution of Middle-Ear Effusion After Acute Otitis Media
Author(s) -
Aino Ruohola,
Miia K. Laine,
Paula A. Tähtinen
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of the pediatric infectious diseases society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2048-7207
pISSN - 2048-7193
DOI - 10.1093/jpids/pix008
Subject(s) - medicine , placebo , amoxicillin , otitis , antimicrobial , effusion , confidence interval , gastroenterology , surgery , antibiotics , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , alternative medicine , biology
Acute otitis media (AOM) induces middle-ear effusion (MEE), which affects hearing. The effect of antimicrobial treatment on the resolution of MEE is controversial, and the factors that affect resolution are unknown.
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