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Starting antibiotics immediately in children with acute otitis media accompanied by fever or vomiting results in better symptom relief and decreased sleep disturbance when measured after 3 days, as compared with no treatment. Parents who consider these outcomes important may prefer not to delay
OBJECTIVE
The goal was to determine the predictors of a prolonged course for children with acute otitis media.
METHODS
A meta-analysis of data with the observation groups of 6 randomized, controlled trials was performed. Participants were 824 children, 6 months to 12 years of age, with acute otitis
BACKGROUND
Acute Otitis media is one of the most common childhood infections. It is responsible for every third visit to a pediatrician in a developed world. However, in Nigeria there is scanty knowledge about the incidence of Acute Otitis Media (AOM).
OBJECTIVE
This study aimed at determining the
OBJECTIVE
This was to determine the prevalence of acute otitis media in children with pyrexia in an area with malaria endemicity and also the relevance of socio-economic factors on AOM.
METHODS
This prospective study was conducted between January 2004 and June 2005 at the emergency paediatric unit
Streptococcus salivarius K12 (BLIS K12) is a probiotic strain strongly antagonistic to the growth of Streptococcus pyogenes, the most important bacterial cause of pharyngeal infections in humans. Shown to colonize the oral cavity and to be safe for human use, BLIS K12 has previously been reported to