A Trial of Treatment for Acute Otorrhea in Children with Tympanostomy Tubes

Appropriate treatment of acute uncomplicated otorrhea in children with tympanostomy tubes is unclear. In this trial involving 230 children in the Netherlands, antibiotic–glucocorticoid eardrops were superior to oral amoxicillin–clavulanate or initial observation. The insertion of tympanostomy tubes...

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Published in:	The New England journal of medicine Vol. 370; no. 8; pp. 723 - 733
Main Authors:	van Dongen, Thijs M.A, van der Heijden, Geert J.M.G, Venekamp, Roderick P, Rovers, Maroeska M, Schilder, Anne G.M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Waltham, MA Massachusetts Medical Society 20.02.2014
Subjects:	Administration, Oral Administration, Topical Amoxicillin Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination - administration & dosage Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage Anti-Bacterial Agents - adverse effects Antibiotics Bacitracin Bacitracin - administration & dosage Bacterial infections Biological and medical sciences Cellulitis Child Child, Preschool Children Colistin Colistin - administration & dosage Drug Combinations Ear Ear diseases Ear, auditive nerve, cochleovestibular tract, facial nerve: diseases, semeiology Female General aspects Glucocorticoids Glucocorticoids - administration & dosage Glucocorticoids - adverse effects Humans Hydrocortisone Hydrocortisone - administration & dosage Infant Kaplan-Meier Estimate Male Mastoiditis Medical sciences Medical treatment Middle Ear Ventilation - adverse effects Non tumoral diseases Otitis media Otitis Media with Effusion - drug therapy Otitis Media with Effusion - etiology Otitis Media with Effusion - surgery Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology Parents & parenting Perichondritis Quality of life Netherlands Human Medicine Treatment Acute ENT disease Child Otorrhea
ISSN:	0028-4793, 1533-4406, 1533-4406
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