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The effectiveness and safety profile of antiseptics in the treatment of chronic suppurative otitis media is uncertain ...

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• 2020
• January 2020

Otitis media (OM), middle ear infection, represents a significant burden on children, their families, and the healthcare system. OM is the major cause of hearing loss in children and if left untreated in children who suffer chronic and recurrent forms of OM, this disease can have serious life-long sequelae. ...

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• 2023
• May 2023

Reviewed in this article these studies have identified positive association at 21 genes with association at five of these replicated in independent populations. ...

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• 2012
• March 2012

To assess the effectiveness of antibiotics versus antiseptics for people with chronic suppurative otitis media. ...

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• 2018
• June 2018

Otitis media (OM; middle ear infection) is the most common reason for pre-school children to visit a doctor, be prescribed antimicrobials, or undergo surgery. Recent Cochrane reviews of clinical trials have identified that antibiotics and grommet surgery are only moderately effective in treating OM, with recurrent or persistent infection observed in one-third of children. Research efforts are focusing on developing improved therapies to treat OM and prevent disease recurrence. ...

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• 2021
• June 2021

Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM), sometimes referred to as chronic otitis media (COM), is a chronic inflammation and often polymicrobial infection (involving more than one micro-organism) of the middle ear and mastoid cavity, characterised by ear discharge (otorrhoea) through a perforated tympanic membrane. ...

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• 2020
• September 2020

To assess the relative effectiveness of topical versus systemic antibiotics for people with chronic suppurative otitis media ...

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• 2018
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To assess the effects of aural toilet procedures for people with chronic suppurative otitis media ...

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In Australia the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) is administered at 2, 4 and 6 months of age, with no booster dose. ...

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