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Occurrence of otitis media in children and assessment of treatment options

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 June 2015

N N Nwokoye ,
L O Egwari  and
O O Olubi
N N Nwokoye
Affiliation:
National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory, Microbiology Division, Nigeria Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
L O Egwari*
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, School of Natural and Applied Sciences, College of Science and Technology, Covenant University, Canaan Land, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria
O O Olubi
Affiliation:
Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria
*
Address for correspondence: Prof Louis O Egwari, Department of Biological Sciences, School of Natural and Applied Sciences, College of Science and Technology, Covenant University, Canaan Land, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria E-mail: louis.egwari@covenantuniversity.edu.ng
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Abstract

Background:

Otitis media is a more frequent occurrence in children, and the disease may progress from an acute to chronic state if appropriate and timely intervention is not initiated.

Methods:

A total of 212 children aged 6 months to 10 years were examined and treated for otitis media, in a 13-month hospital-based study.

Results:

Acute otitis media was diagnosed in 130 (61.3 per cent) of the patients. There were 82 (38.7 per cent) chronic suppurative otitis media cases. The incidence of acute otitis media and chronic suppurative otitis media in the first year of life was 54.6 per cent and 45.1 per cent respectively. Chronic suppurative otitis media patients were assigned to one of three treatment groups. Recovery occurred in 70.4 per cent of amoxicillin-treated patients, in 88.9 per cent of amoxicillin-clavulanic acid treated patients and in 96.4 per cent of culture and antibiotic sensitivity test patients. Relapses were seen only in the amoxicillin (five cases) and amoxicillin-clavulanic acid (two cases) groups.

Conclusion:

The success rate in patients treated with antibiotics makes this option mandatory for an established diagnosis.

Keywords

Otitis MediaChildrenAntibioticsHospital

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 129 , Issue 8 , August 2015 , pp. 779 - 783
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2015 

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Footnotes

Presented as a poster at the 11th Biennial Congress of the Anaerobe Society of the Americas, 27 June – 1 July 2012, San Francisco, California, USA.

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