ReviewThe Medical journal of Australia2009
Natural history, definitions, risk factors and burden of otitis media.
Review in The Medical journal of Australia, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 65 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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65 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 195 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic review of the efficacy, effectiveness and impact of high-valency pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on otitis media.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2022Pooled it
- Effectiveness of ear, nose and throat outreach programmes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2020Pooled it
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- Parental views on otitis media: systematic review of qualitative studies.European journal of pediatrics · 2016Pooled it
- Predominant Bacteria Detected from the Middle Ear Fluid of Children Experiencing Otitis Media: A Systematic Review.PloS one · 2016Pooled it
- Randomised clinical trial research within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health services: a qualitative study.BMJ open · 2021Trial
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- Guideline Concordance and Antimicrobial Stewardship in Community Pharmacy Management of Suspected Pediatric Acute Otitis Media: A Simulated Patient Study in Saudi Arabia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Myringoplasty Outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children Treated Via the Deadly Ears Program: A 10-Year Retrospective Cohort Study.ANZ journal of surgery · 2026Article
- Optimizing Hearing Rehabilitation in Chronic Otitis Media: An Expert Opinion on Early Integration of Bone Conduction Devices.Journal of audiology & otology · 2026Review
- Complication rates of Reuter Bobbin titanium versus Sheehy Collar Button fluoroplastic tympanostomy tubes in children with otitis media: a retrospective cohort study.Journal of otology · 2026Article
- Stakeholder Perspectives on Ear and Hearing Health Service Provision for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children.The Australian journal of rural health · 2026Article
- High rates of suppurative otitis media among children attending urban clinics in Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea: a cross-sectional study.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2026Article
- Global patterns and demographic drivers of hearing loss attributable to otitis media, 1990-2023.PloS one · 2026Article
- Complication pattern of chronic suppurative otitis media in North Indian subjects.Bioinformation · 2026Article
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- Exploring Parental Experiences of Childhood Ear Health Clinics and Their Acceptability of AI-Based Diagnostic Tools: A Qualitative Study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Article
- Paediatric Utilisation of Ophthalmic Antibiotics in the Ear in Aotearoa/New Zealand.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
5 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Otitis media remains a major health problem in Australia, with an unacceptably great dichotomy of incidence and severity of otitis media and its complications between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. Among most children with acute otitis media, infection resolves rapidly with or without antibiotics, with ongoing middle ear effusion the only sequela. Overcrowding, poor living conditions, exposure to cigarette smoke, and lack of access to medical care are all major risk factors for otitis media. Estimates of the number of cases of otitis media in 2008 vary between 992,000 and 2,430,000 Australians, with a total estimated cost of $100 - $400 million.
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