Otitis Media: State of the art concepts and treatment
Otitis media (OM) is the most common diagnosis at medical visits in preschool-age children, and the literature suggests that as many as 80% of children will suffer from at least one episode. Written by acknowledged experts, this is a state of the art reference on the disesase and controversies in th...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Springer International Publishing
2015.
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| Colección: | Springer eBooks.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b30631865*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Part I. Introduction
- 1. Introduction: Otitis Media Concepts, Facts, and Fallacies; Part II. Concepts and Diagnosis
- 2. Epidemiology of Otitis Media: What Have We Learned in the New Century Global Health Disparities
- 3. Impact of Genetic Background in Otitis Media Predisposition
- 4. Risk Factors for Recurrent Acute Otitis Media and Chronic Otitis Media with Effusion in Childhood
- 5. Microbiology, Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Antibiotic Treatment
- 6. Abnormal Innate and Adaptive Immunity in Otitis Media
- 7. Basic Science Concepts in Otitis Media Pathophysiology and Immunity: Role of Mucins and Inflammation
- 8. Diagnosis of Otitis Media
- Part III. Treatments
- 9. Treatment: Impact of Vaccination and Progress in Vaccine Development
- 10. Antibiotics for Otitis Media: To Treat or Not to Treat
- 11. Tympanostomy Tube Placement for Management of Otitis Media
- 12. Management of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media
- 13. Otitis Media Complications
- 14. Management of Otitis Media in Children Receiving Cochlear Implants.
