A STUDY OF ACUTE MASTOIDITIS AT FORT RILEY, KANSAS

Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 Geographic area: Fort Riley North CDP, Kansas

Under 5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 993 12.2 5 to 9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 780 9.6 10 to 14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454 5.6 15 to 19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 752 9.3 20 to 24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

Acute mastoiditis: a 10 year retrospective study.

This retrospective study reviews our experience in the management of acute otomastoiditis over 10 years. During the study period we identified 40 cases in children aged 3 months-15 years with a peak incidence in the second year of life. Sixty per cent of them had a history of acute otitis media (AOM). All the children were already receiving oral antibiotic therapy. Otalgia, fever, poor feeding ...

Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 Geographic area: Fort Riley-Camp Whiteside CDP, Kansas

Under 5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 to 14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.0 15 to 19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5.8 20 to 24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

Acute Mastoiditis in Children – A National Study in Sweden

One of the greatest threats to society today is the development of bacterial resistance to antibiotics. It is commonly accepted that this is mainly due to the use of antibiotics. Acute otitis media (AOM) is responsible for the highest number of antibiotic prescriptions to children although it is in most cases a self-limiting disease. Nevertheless, complications do occur in some case and the mos...

Sulphathiazole and Acute Mastoiditis