Management of acute otitis media.

What it found

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The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

1. Short-course antibiotics for acute otitis media.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2010
   Pooled it
2. Treatment of acute otitis media in children under 2 years of age.The New England journal of medicine · 2011
   Trial
3. Comparison of the recovery rate of otomycosis using betadine and clotrimazole topical treatment.Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology
   Trial
4. Novel care pathway to optimise antimicrobial prescribing for uncomplicated community-acquired pneumonia: study protocol for a prospective before-after cohort study in the emergency department of a tertiary care Canadian children's hospital.BMJ open · 2022
   Article
5. In vitro activity and pharmacodynamic/pharmacokinetic parameters of clarithromycin and azithromycin: why they matter in the treatment of respiratory tract infections.Infection and drug resistance · 2019
   Review
6. [The role of innate immunity in otitis media].HNO · 2018
   Review
7. Short-course antimicrobial therapy for paediatric respiratory infections (SAFER): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Trials · 2018
   Article
8. Streptococcus salivarius by nasal spray for recurrent otitis: how good is the evidence?European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2016
   Article
9. Interpretation of tympanic membrane findings varies according to level of experience.Paediatrics & child health · 2016
   Article
10. Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Are Major Threats of Otitis Media in Wollo Area, Northeastern Ethiopia: A Ten-Year Retrospective Analysis.International journal of microbiology · 2016
    Article
11. Innate Immunity: Orchestrating Inflammation and Resolution of Otitis Media.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2016
    Review
12. The impact of the Italian guidelines on antibiotic prescription practices for acute otitis media in a paediatric emergency setting.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2015
    Article
13. Antimicrobial stewardship in daily practice: Managing an important resource.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2014
    Article
14. Antimicrobial stewardship in daily practice: Managing an important resource.Paediatrics & child health · 2014
    Article
15. Acute otitis media--a structured approach.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2014
    Review
16. Antihistamines for children with otitis media.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2014
    Article
17. All I want for Christmas is amoxicillin.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2013
    Article
18. Use and teaching of pneumatic otoscopy in a family medicine residency program.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2013
    Article
19. Homeopathic medications as clinical alternatives for symptomatic care of acute otitis media and upper respiratory infections in children.Global advances in health and medicine · 2013
    Article
20. Suture restriction of the temporal bone as a risk factor for acute otitis media in children: cohort study.BMC pediatrics · 2012
    Article

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Authors and funding

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Abstract

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