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ArticleBioMed research international2019

Role of Clotrimazole in Prevention of Recurrent Otomycosis.

Keyvan Kiakojuri, Ramazan Rajabnia, Saeid Mahdavi Omran, Abazar Pournajaf, Mohsen Karami, Mojtaba Taghizadeh Armaki

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Article in BioMed research international, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Silver nitrate versus clotrimazole for otomycosis: methodological considerations and a TCM perspective.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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  3. The effect of silver nitrate versus clotrimazole in treatment of otomycosis.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Keyvan KiakojuriDepartment of Ear, Nose, and Throat, School of Medicine, Roohani Hospital, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
Ramazan RajabniaInfectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Health Research Center, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5343-0878
Saeid Mahdavi OmranInfectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Health Research Center, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1300-8987
Abazar PournajafInfectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Health Research Center, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6753-5953
Mohsen KaramiDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
Mojtaba Taghizadeh ArmakiInfectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Health Research Center, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1811-5829
Babol University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Otomycosis is one of the relatively common diseases in the world which is caused by different fungi especially saprophytes. Concerning the relapse of this disease in a number of individuals, the present study was performed to evaluate the inhibitory effect of clotrimazole drop in the relapse of otomycosis. Clinical samples were taken by an ENT specialist from patients suspicious of having otomycosis. A part of these samples were stained, and others were cultured. The diagnosis of otomycosis was made on the basis of the recognizable and characteristic appearance of fungal hyphae or mycelium and fruiting bodies and/or conidiophores under microscopic examination. Patients with suspected otomycosis are not at risk of recurrence after treatment with clotrimazole drops. Out of the 161 individuals in whom definite diagnosis of otomycosis was made, the most affected individuals were, in the age range of 40-49 years, women, urban citizens, and housewives. Pruritus and diminished hearing were the main complaints of the patients.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntifungal AgentsAspergillosisAspergillus nigerCandida albicansChildChild, PreschoolClotrimazoleFemaleHumansInfantIranMaleAntifungal AgentsClotrimazole

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