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Otitis Media

References

American Academy of Pediatrics Subcommittee on Management of Acute Otitis Media. Diagnosis and management of acute otitis meds. Pediatrics 2004; 113: 1451-65.

Berman S. Otitis media in children. New England Journal of Medicine. 1995; 332:1560-65.

Hendley JO. Otitis media. New England Journal of Medicine. 2002; 347:1169-74.

Kenna M. Otitis Media and the New Guidelines. The Journal of Otolaryngology. Volume 34, Supplement 1, June 2005.

Kozyrsky AL, Hildes-Ripstein GE, Longstaffe SE, et al. Treatment of acute otitis media with a shortened course of antibiotics. JAMA. 1998; 279:1736-42.

Mayo Clinic website. Diseases and Conditions. Available at: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/ear-infections/DS00303/DSECTION=1. Accessed December 20, 2006.

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders website. Available at: http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/otitism.asp. Accessed February 17, 2004.

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Pichichero M, et al. Acute Otitis Media: Making sense of recent guidelines on antimicrobial treatment. www.jfponline.com; Vol 54 No. 4; April 2005.

Richer M. Upper respiratory tract infections. In: Dipiro JT, Talbert RL, Yee GC, et al. (eds.). Pharmacotherapy: a pathophysiological approach. 6th ed. New York: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.; 2005:1963-67.

Rovers MM, Schilder AG, Zielhuis GA, et al. Otitis media. The Lancet. 2004; 363:465-73.

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