Ear Infections

References

Citations

  1. Kelley PE, et al. (2009). Ear, nose, and throat. In WW Hay et al., eds., Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Pediatrics, 19th ed., pp. 437–470. New York: McGraw-Hill.

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  3. Klein JO, Bluestone CD (2004). Otitis media. In RD Feigin et al., eds, Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, vol. 1, 5th ed., pp. 215–234. Philadelphia: Saunders.

  4. American Academy of Pediatrics and American Academy of Family Physicians (2004). Clinical practice guideline: Diagnosis and management of acute otitis media. Pediatrics, 113(5): 1451–1465.

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Other Works Consulted

  • Glasziou PP, et al. (2004). Antibiotics for acute otitis media in children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (1). Oxford: Update Software.

  • Kerschner JE (2007). Otitis media. In RM Kliegman et al., eds., Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 18th ed., pp. 2632–2646. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.

  • National Guideline Clearinghouse (2008). Guideline Synthesis: Acute Otitis Media. Available online: http://www.guideline.gov/Compare/comparison.aspx?file=OTITIS_AOM4.inc.

  • National Guideline Clearinghouse (2008). Guideline Synthesis: Otitis Media With Effusion. Available online: http://www.guideline.gov/Compare/comparison.aspx?file=OTITIS_OME3.inc.

  • Yates PD, Anari S (2008). Otitis media. In AK Lalwani, ed., Current Diagnosis and Treatment in Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, pp. 655–665. New York: McGraw-Hill.


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Author: Debby Golonka, MPH Last Updated: February 2, 2009
Medical Review: Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics
Charles M. Myer, III, MD - Otolaryngology

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