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11144828

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-12-28
pubmed:abstractText
The recommendation of Anderson and Steele, for the use of ear drops four times a day, has not been changed since 1948. In order to re-evaluate the frequency of using ear drops, we examined the duration of the effectiveness of the antibacterial activity of gentamicin ear drops in external otitis. Seventeen patients (25 ears) with external otitis were studied. We took 18 samples from each ear at 0, 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 hours and measured the concentration of gentamicin on the wick and in the ear canal. We found that the concentration of gentamicin began to decrease only after 12 hours and a more significant decrease was detected after 14 hours of treatment. We have shown that the antibiotic used on the wick is effective for 12 hours. In conclusion, we recommend using ear drops twice a day on a wick as routine therapy for external otitis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0022-2151
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
114
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
827-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Duration of antibacterial effectiveness of gentamicin ear drops in external otitis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ha'Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel. rakover@clalit.org.il
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial