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Recent advances in the treatment of otitis media
Author(s) -
Bahal N.,
Nakata M. C.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.622
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1365-2710
pISSN - 0269-4727
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2710.1992.tb01294.x
Subject(s) - medicine , otitis , antibiotics , intensive care medicine , nonsteroidal , prednisone , dermatology , pharmacology , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
SUMMARY Otitis media (OM) continues to be a major cause of morbidity in infants and children. Antibiotics are presently the mainstay of treatment. A variety of agents including vaccinations against the most common causative organisms, prednisone, nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory agents, intravenous immune globulin, antihistamines, decongestants, and topical antibiotics have been investigated‐ This review will address the recent developments in the treatment and prevention of OM.