Our study is the first prospective multicenter study demonstrating, in a considerable number of patients, that delayed antibiotic treatment for AOM diagnosed before admission for acute mastoiditis is ...

Medically reviewed by Daniel More, MD Middle ear infections are common and occur when fluid builds up behind the eardrum.

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Cholesteatoma surgery focuses on the complete eradication of an abnormal, keratinising epithelial growth within the middle ear while preserving auditory function. Modern management strategies ...

Antibiotics are not justified to reduce the risk of complications after upper respiratory tract infection, sore throat, or ear infection, finds a study published on bmj.com today. But they do ...

A new study has found that reducing antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections - such as coughs, colds, sore throats and ear infections - is not linked to an increase in the most serious ...

A prospective observational study in which we reviewed the medical records of all children <14 years of age with acute mastoiditis hospitalized from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2012 at the ...

Antibiotics are not justified to reduce the risk of complications after upper respiratory tract infection, sore throat, or ear infection, finds a study published on the British Medical Journal web ...