BACKGROUND: It is conventional to use antibiotic–steroid combination eardrops, although
the advantage of steroid combination has not been substantiated. The present prospective …

I am not usually endeared to extreme points of view, but I am going to argue that it is
extremely unwise to use aminoglycoside-containing otic drops to treat middle ear disease …

The role of antibiotics in acute otitis media is to eradicate the causative pathogen from the
middle ear. It is therefore important to have antibiotics with good activity which reach the …

Objective To compare the clinical efficacy of ear drops containing acetic acid, corticosteroid
and acetic acid, and steroid and antibiotic in acute otitis externa in primary care. Design …

Objectives: To compare the efficacy and safety of polymyxin sulfate 7500 IU/neomycin
sulfate 3500 IU/dexamethasone phosphate 0.1%(PN+ Dx) otic solution with polymyxin …

IN THIS MONTH'S Pediatrics Electronic Pages, Dohar et al1 present “Topical Ciprofloxacin/
Dexamethasone Is Superior to Oral Amoxicillin/Clavulanic Acid in Acute Otitis Media With …

Infectious diseases of the ear are important in adults due to their incidence and relapses. We
carried out a study of aerobic microorganisms on 251 otic exudates from patients diagnosed …

Background This study examined whether the use of quinolone ear drops increased the risk
of perforation with intact tympanic membranes and acute otitis externa (AOE). Methods This …

Introduction: Ciprofloxacin 0.3% with dexamethasone 0.1%(ciprofloxacin/dexamethasone) is
an ototopical preparation for acute otitis externa, otorrhea with tympanostomy tubes, and is …

OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to better define changes in the bacteriology of
suppurative otitis in recent years and the role of cultures in the management of these …