Acute otitis media in children

Jacques CherpillodEar, Nose and Throat Department, Childrens’ University Hospital, Lausanne, SwitzerlandDate of preparation: 6th March 2011Conflict of interest: None declaredClinical question: What is the best treatment for acute otitis media in children?Results: Watchful waiting, followed by amoxicillin treatment, if necessary, is the best first-line treatment for acute otitis media in children aged six months or older.Keywords: acute otitis media, antibiotics, watchful waiti

A molecular based diagnosis of positive blood culture in the context of viral haemorrhagic fever: proof of concept

The aim of this study was to evaluate the possibility of using a PCR-based panel to identify bacterial and fungal bloodstream infections in the setting of suspected or confirmed viral haemorrhagic fever

Grommets and speech at three and six years in children born with total cleft or cleft palate

Grommets may be considered as the treatment of choice for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children born with a cleft. But the timing and precise indications to use them are not well established. The aim of the study is to compare the results of hearing and speech controls at three and six year-old in children born with total cleft or cleft palate in the presence or not of grommets

General clinical data.

<p>General clinical data.</p

Gentamicin and other potentially ototoxic medications.

<p>Gentamicin and other potentially ototoxic medications.</p

Audiologic status and neurodevelopmental outcome in the study group.

<p>Audiologic status and neurodevelopmental outcome in the study group.</p

Demographic and perinatal characteristics.

<p>Demographic and perinatal characteristics.</p