Table 3 . Diagnosis and Treatment of Otitis Media with Effusion
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Patient population: Pediatric patients (>2 months old) and adults Objectives: (1) Limit acute symptoms and suppurative complications caused by acute otitis media. (2) Maximize language development and minimize long term damage to middle ear structure associated with otitis media with effusion. (3) Limit complications of antibiotic therapy including the development of antibioticresistant bacteria.
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Polymerase Chain Reaction, Bacteriologic Detection and Antibiogram of Bacteria Isolated from Otitis Media with Effusion in Children, Shiraz, Iran
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