dc.contributor.author | Gasper, Kirk | eng |
dc.contributor.author | St. Anna, Leilani | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2003 | eng |
dc.description.abstract | Antibiotics provide little or no long-term benefit for children with otitis media with effusion (OME), defined as fluid in the middle ear without signs or symptoms of infection. Most meta-analyses show a modest, short-term reduction in effusion rates. However, the most rigorous meta-analysis shows no benefit (strength of recommendation [SOR]: D, based on conflicting meta- analyses). No significant effect was noted on longer-term (>1 month) outcomes after treatment (SOR: A, based on a meta-analysis of 8 trials). In addition, there is no reliable evidence regarding patient-oriented outcomes (hearing loss, speech delay). | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/2907 | eng |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcollection | Clinical Inquiries, 2003 (MU) | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Journal of family practice, 52, no. 04 (April 2003): 321-323. | eng |
dc.rights | OpenAccess. | eng |
dc.rights.license | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License. | eng |
dc.subject | middle ear | eng |
dc.subject | spontaneous resolution | eng |
dc.subject | fluid buildup | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Otitis media with effusion | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Otitis media -- Treatment | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Antibiotics | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Middle ear -- Diseases | eng |
dc.title | Are antibiotics effective for otitis media with effusion? | eng |
dc.type | Article | eng |