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19883362

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9 Suppl
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-11-3
pubmed:abstractText
Otitis media affects nearly all children worldwide. Despite an enormous amount of research, our understanding of this common condition continues to be challenged. New pathogens involved in otitis media are still being identified. The importance of interactions between viral and bacterial infection and the role of new vaccines need to be clarified. The proposal that bacteria can become more resistant to therapy through biofilm formation and intracellular infection could have important implications for treatment. The most important clinical research findings have been summarised in systematic reviews. In developed countries, research supporting "watchful waiting" of otitis media with effusion and acute otitis media have had most impact on evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Indigenous Australian children remain at risk of more severe otitis media. Research programs targeting this population have been well supported. Unfortunately, interventions that can dramatically improve outcomes have remained elusive. For children at high risk of otitis media, health care services should concentrate on accurate diagnosis, antibiotic treatment of suppurative infections, and scheduled follow-up of affected children. Despite the lack of recent studies, strategies to minimise the impact the hearing loss associated with otitis media are important. Improvements in education, hygiene practices, and living conditions are likely to reduce the incidence and severity of otitis media. Studies of these types of interventions are needed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0025-729X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
2
pubmed:volume
191
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
S73-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
New horizons: otitis media research in Australia.
pubmed:affiliation
Child Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, NT, Australia. peterm@menzies.edu.au
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review