BACKGROUND: In the United States, implementation of the seven‐valent conjugate vaccine
into childhood immunization schedules has had an effect on the burden of pneumococcal …

Dispersal of bacteria from a biofilm in the middle ear, serving as a bacterial reservoir, could
explain the recurrent and chronic nature of chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM). The …

One of the beneficial effects of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) has been a
decrease in the incidence of non-invasive infections, such as otitis media (OM) caused by …

Objective: Investigate hearing function and headphone listening habits in nine-year-old
Swedish children. Design: A cross-sectional study was conducted and included otoscopy …

Objectives: To assess clinical determinants of under-and overprescribing of antibiotics
according to the Dutch national guideline for patients with acute otitis media (AOM) in …

Purpose The aim of the present study was to examine the long-term consequences of early-
life otitis media (OM) and the associated hearing loss (HL) on language skills of school-aged …

BACKGROUND. Reported trends regarding the incidence of otitis media and antibiotic
prescription rates are inconsistent. OBJECTIVE. Our goal was to assess changes in …

Objectives: To determine the risk of otitis media (OM) associated with passive smoking in
young children, and any competing effect between passive smoking and childcare …

Background Otitis media with middle ear effusion (MEE) can be treated with ventilation tubes
(VT) insertion, and it has been speculated that prolonged MEE in childhood can affect …

The Société française d'ORL et de chirurgie cervico-faciale clinical practice guidelines
concern the management of otitis media with effusion (OME) in children under the age of 12 …