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Nitin R, Shaw DM, Rocha DB, Walters CE, Chabris CF, Camarata SM, Gordon RL, Below JE. Association of Developmental Language Disorder With Comorbid Developmental Conditions Using Algorithmic Phenotyping. JAMA Netw Open 2022; 5:e2248060. [PMID: 36580336 PMCID: PMC9857086 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.48060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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IMPORTANCE Developmental language disorder (DLD) is a common (with up to 7% prevalence) yet underdiagnosed childhood disorder whose underlying biological profile and comorbidities are not fully understood, especially at the population level. OBJECTIVE To identify clinically relevant conditions that co-occur with DLD at the population level. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This case-control study used an electronic health record (EHR)-based population-level approach to compare the prevalence of comorbid health phenotypes between DLD cases and matched controls. These cases were identified using the Automated Phenotyping Tool for Identifying Developmental Language Disorder algorithm of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center EHR, and a phenome enrichment analysis was used to identify comorbidities. An independent sample was selected from the Geisinger Health System EHR to test the replication of the phenome enrichment using the same phenotyping and analysis pipeline. Data from the Vanderbilt EHR were accessed between March 2019 and October 2020, while data from the Geisinger EHR were accessed between January and March 2022. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Common and rare comorbidities of DLD at the population level were identified using EHRs and a phecode-based enrichment analysis. RESULTS Comorbidity analysis was conducted for 5273 DLD cases (mean [SD] age, 16.8 [7.2] years; 3748 males [71.1%]) and 26 353 matched controls (mean [SD] age, 14.6 [5.5] years; 18 729 males [71.1%]). Relevant phenotypes associated with DLD were found, including learning disorder, delayed milestones, disorders of the acoustic nerve, conduct disorders, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, lack of coordination, and other motor deficits. Several other health phenotypes not previously associated with DLD were identified, such as dermatitis, conjunctivitis, and weight and nutrition, representing a new window into the clinical complexity of DLD. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE This study found both rare and common comorbidities of DLD. Comorbidity profiles may be leveraged to identify risk of additional health challenges, beyond language impairment, among children with DLD.
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- Rachana Nitin
- Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
- Department of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Phenomic Analytics and Clinical Data Core, Geisinger, Danville, Pennsylvania
- NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York
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- Department of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- Vanderbilt University Neuroscience Program, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
- Loma Linda School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California
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- Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
- Department of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
- Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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Pagano AS, Márquez S, Smith CM, Laitman JT. Identification of critical windows in early development of human upper respiratory tract and middle ear disease. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2021; 304:1953-1973. [PMID: 33586870 DOI: 10.1002/ar.24600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Revised: 01/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Otitis media (OM) or middle ear disease is a prevalent pediatric condition generally related to early growth of the cartilaginous Eustachian tube (CET). This study used a developmental series of dry crania to reconstruct CET and dilator tubae (DT, the muscle opening the CET) morphology. Timing and directionality of CET and upper respiratory tract (URT) growth were investigated. Traditional and 3D geometric morphometrics (GM) were used to assess bony landmarks on the crania. The series was divided using dental eruption into seven growth stages ranging from before eruption of deciduous dentition (approximately the first 6 postnatal months) to eruption of the first permanent maxillary molar (after approximately 6 years). Bony endpoints of the CET and DT were used to calculate their morphology. GM analysis showed substantial shape differences between newborns, early infants, and all later developmental stages. Univariate measures showed the largest growth change between birth and 6 months. Subsequently, CET morphology changed little in the latter half of year 1, instead maturing gradually until approximately 3 years whereas DT relative length and orientation finish growth by the end of year 1. Incongruence in slower CET growth and faster DT growth could impact CET function between 6 and 12 months and be a contributing factor of OM. Tubal aeration may improve after this time when both CET and DT morphology mature, coinciding with clinically reported drop-off in ear infections.
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- Anthony S Pagano
- Department of Medical Sciences, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Nutley, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, USA.,Department of Otolaryngology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Department of Anthropology, CUNY Graduate Center, New York, New York, USA.,New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology (NYCEP), New York, New York, USA.,Center for Anatomy and Functional Morphology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Anthropology, CUNY Graduate Center, New York, New York, USA.,New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology (NYCEP), New York, New York, USA.,Center for Anatomy and Functional Morphology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.,Department of Otolaryngology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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Hayashi T, Kitamura K, Hashimoto S, Hotomi M, Kojima H, Kudo F, Maruyama Y, Sawada S, Taiji H, Takahashi G, Takahashi H, Uno Y, Yano H. Clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of acute otitis media in children-2018 update. Auris Nasus Larynx 2020; 47:493-526. [PMID: 32576390 DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2020.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Revised: 05/07/2020] [Accepted: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVE "Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Otitis Media in Children-2018 update (2018 Guidelines)" aim to provide appropriate recommendations about the diagnosis and management of children with acute otitis media (AOM), including recurrent acute otitis media (recurrent AOM), in children under 15 years of age. These evidence-based recommendations were created with the consensus of the subcommittee members, taking into consideration unique characteristics of bacteriology and antimicrobial susceptibilities of AOM pathogens in Japan, as well as global advances in vaccines. METHODS The subcommittee re-evaluated key clinical issues based on SCOPE (a master plan of the guidelines) and created clinical questions (CQ) about the diagnosis and management of AOM patients. A literature search of the publications from 2013 to 2016 were added to the Guidelines 2013, not only to assess the evidence on the effectiveness of vaccines, but also to provide up to date information of the bacteriology and antimicrobial susceptibilities of AOM causative pathogens in Japan. RESULTS We have proposed guidelines for disease severity-based management of AOM patients, after classifying AOM severity into mild, moderate, and severe, based on age, clinical manifestations, and otoscopic findings. CONCLUSIONS Precise otoscopic findings are essential for judging AOM severity, which can lead to appropriate management of AOM patients.
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- Tatsuya Hayashi
- Department Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, 2-1-1-1 Midorigaoka Higashi, Asahikawa-shi, Hokkaido 078-8510, Japan.
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- Shonan University of Medical Sciences, 16-48 Kamishinano, Totsuuka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 244-0806, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, National Hospital Organization Sendai Medical Center, 2-11-12 Miyagino, Miyagino-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi 983-8520, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama-shi, Wakayama 641-8509, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Tokyo Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishishimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan
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- Alice ENT Clinic, 2-36-21 Makuharihongo, Hanamigawa-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 262-0033, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Kurobe City Hospital, 1108-1 Mikkaichi, Kurobe-shi, Toyama 938-8502, Japan
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- Sawada ENT and Eye Clinic, 1734-5 Fukui-cho, Kochi-shi, Kochi 780-0965, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Saiseikai Central Hospital, 1-4-17 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0073, Japan
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- Yamahoshi ENT Clinic, 1-4-6 Shitoro, Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka 432-8069, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan
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- Uno ENT Clinic, 3702-4 Tomihara, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama 701-1153, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara-shi, Nara 634-8521, Japan
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Megged O, Abdulgany S, Bar-Meir M. Does Acute Otitis Media in the First Month of Life Increase the Risk for Recurrent Otitis? Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2018; 57:89-92. [PMID: 28952345 DOI: 10.1177/0009922817691822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Acute otitis media (AOM) is a common childhood illness. The aim of this study was to assess whether AOM in the first month of life predicts recurrent AOM (rAOM) in early childhood. The medical records of all neonates with AOM and isolation of bacterial pathogen from middle-ear fluid during 2005-2010 were reviewed. Neonates without AOM admitted during the same period for neonatal fever workup were included as controls. Information regarding rAOM and possible risk factors were collected through a phone interview with the parents. A total of 84 neonates with AOM were enrolled; 25 (30%) had rAOM compared with 8/79 (10%) in the control group. Neonatal AOM increases 4-fold the odds of rAOM later in childhood (odds ratio = 4; 95% CI = 1.44-11.42; P = .008), independent of smoke exposure, numbers of siblings, AOM in siblings, breastfeeding, day care attendance, or use of pacifier. Neonatal AOM is a significant risk factor for rAOM during infancy.
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- Orli Megged
- 1 Shaare-Zedek Medical Center (affiliated with Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Medicine), Jerusalem, Israel
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- 1 Shaare-Zedek Medical Center (affiliated with Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Medicine), Jerusalem, Israel
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- 1 Shaare-Zedek Medical Center (affiliated with Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Medicine), Jerusalem, Israel
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Granath A. Recurrent Acute Otitis Media: What Are the Options for Treatment and Prevention? CURRENT OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY REPORTS 2017; 5:93-100. [PMID: 28616364 PMCID: PMC5446546 DOI: 10.1007/s40136-017-0151-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Purpose of Review To survey current strategies for treatment and prevention of recurrent acute otitis media (rAOM). Recent Findings Treatment with systemic antibiotics is required in recurrent episodes of acute otitis media. A cautious attitude is recommended due to antibiotic resistance. Antibiotics also provide effective prophylaxis for rAOM. Topical treatment with ear drops is recommended in rAOM with otorrhea from tympanostomy tubes. Pneumococcal conjugated vaccines seem to have a moderate reductive effect on overall otitis media. The effect on rAOM is still unclear. Different administrations of immunoglobulins have not been effective against rAOM. Breastfeeding had a protective effect against rAOM. A recommendation against cigarette smoke exposure as a measure to prevent otitis seems warranted. An effect for adenoidectomy in children <2 years old with rAOM has been suggested. There is a strong genetic connection with rAOM. Probiotics and nasal spray with Streptococci might offer future opportunities as prophylaxis. Too little is known about complimentary treatments to give any recommendations. Summary Systemic antibiotics are still needed as treatment against episodes of AOM in rAOM children. There are several preventive measures that can be taken to reduce the burden of AOM but they all have a small-moderate effect. Systemic antibiotics provide effective prophylaxis in rAOM, but must be used with extreme caution due to the emerging antibiotic resistance.
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- Anna Granath
- ENT-Department Karolinska University Hospital and Department of Clinical Science Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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de Hoog MLA, Fortanier AC, Smit HA, Uiterwaal CPM, van der Ent CK, Schilder A, Damoiseaux RMJ, Venekamp RP, Bruijning-Verhagen P. Impact of Early-Onset Acute Otitis Media on Multiple Recurrences and Associated Health Care Use. J Pediatr 2016; 177:286-291.e1. [PMID: 27499216 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.06.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2016] [Revised: 05/23/2016] [Accepted: 06/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To quantify the critical age period of first episode of acute otitis media (AOM) and its consequences for AOM recurrences and AOM health care use. STUDY DESIGN Children enrolled in the Wheezing-Illnesses-STudy-LEidsche-Rijn cohort with at least 1 episode of AOM documented in their primary care health record before 2 years of age were followed until 6 years of age. Data on episodes of AOM and associated primary care consultations, antibiotic prescriptions, and specialist referrals were retrieved. Regression models assessed the presence and shape of the associations between age of first AOM and subsequent episodes of AOM and health care use. RESULTS A total of 796 of 2026 children (39%) experienced a first AOM before 2 years of age. Each month decrease in age at first AOM in the first 2 years of life increased the risk of developing recurrent AOM (≥3 AOM episodes in 6 months or ≥ 4 in 1 year) linearly by 6% (adjusted risk ratio: 1.06; 95% CI: 1.02-1.10). For first AOM occurring before 9 months, the cumulative 6-year primary care consultation rate increased by 8% (adjusted incidence rate ratio: 1.08; 95% CI: 1.03-1.15) and the associated specialist referral increased by 16% (adjusted risk ratio: 1.16; 95% CI: 1.07-1.27) for each month decrease in age. No associations were found between age at first AOM and total AOM episodes or antibiotic prescriptions. CONCLUSIONS The association between earlier age of first AOM and recurrent AOM as well as total health care use during childhood is particularly strong before 9 months of age.
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- Marieke L A de Hoog
- Julius Center for Health Science and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Julius Center for Health Science and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Science and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Science and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Science and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; evidENT, Ear Institute, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Julius Center for Health Science and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Science and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Science and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Center for Infectious Diseases Control, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Brennan-Jones CG, Whitehouse AJ, Park J, Hegarty M, Jacques A, Eikelboom RH, Swanepoel DW, White JD, Jamieson SE. Prevalence and risk factors for parent-reported recurrent otitis media during early childhood in the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study. J Paediatr Child Health 2015; 51:403-9. [PMID: 25303240 DOI: 10.1111/jpc.12741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/27/2014] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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AIM To describe the prevalence and risk factors of recurrent otitis media (rOM) in an urban Australian population at 3 years of age. METHODS Cross-sectional examination of prevalence and risk factors of rOM in 2280 participants from the Raine Study enrolled from public and private hospitals in Perth, Western Australia, between 1989 and 1991. Parental report questionnaires at 3 years of age were used for rOM identification, with secondary confirmation by otoscopic examination at 1, 2 or 3 years of age. RESULTS The prevalence of parent-reported rOM was 26.8% (611/2280) and 5.5% (125/2280) for severe rOM in the Study. Independent associations were found between rOM and the presence of older siblings, attendance at day care and the introduction of other milk products at ≤4 months of age. Independent associations for severe rOM were the presence of allergies and attendance at day care. CONCLUSIONS Prevalence rates of rOM within the Raine Study children are similar to a number of other known cohorts. Parity, presence of allergies, attendance at day care and introduction of other milk products at ≤4 months are highlighted as specific risk factors for rOM in this population and presence of allergies and attendance at day care being risk factors for severe rOM. Diagnosis of rOM by parent report and the delay between data collection and reporting are limitations of this study. However, as there is very limited data on OM in urban, non-Indigenous Australian children, this study improves our understanding of OM for this group.
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- Christopher G Brennan-Jones
- Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom; Ear Science Institute Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia; Ear Sciences Centre, School of Surgery, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Gisselsson-Solén M, Henriksson G, Hermansson A, Melhus A. Effect of pneumococcal conjugate vaccination on nasopharyngeal carriage in children with early onset of acute otitis media - a randomized controlled trial. Acta Otolaryngol 2015; 135:7-13. [PMID: 25496176 DOI: 10.3109/00016489.2014.950326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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CONCLUSION Although children vaccinated with heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) had fewer episodes of acute otitis media (AOM), this trial was unable to prove a simultaneous decrease in nasopharyngeal carriage. OBJECTIVE Carriage rates of AOM pathogens in the nasopharynx are high among children, and colonization is the first step towards infection. The possible impact of PCV on carriage is therefore of interest, particularly in children with recurrent AOM. The aims of this study were to examine the effect of heptavalent PCV on carriage of AOM pathogens in children at high risk of developing recurrent disease, and to monitor carriage of resistant pathogens in vaccinated and unvaccinated children. METHODS A total of 109 children with an onset of AOM before 6 months of age, 89 of whom developed recurrent disease, were enrolled in a trial. Fifty-two children were vaccinated and all were closely monitored for 3 years. RESULTS There was no difference statistically between vaccinated children and controls concerning the carriage of any of the major AOM pathogens. There was evidence of within-child clustering for S. pneumoniae (p = 0.002) and H. influenzae (p < 0.001), indicating that children continued to carry either species over time. Resistance rates were generally low and comparable with national levels.
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- Marie Gisselsson-Solén
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Lund University Hospital , Lund , Sweden
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Gisselsson-Solén M, Hermansson A, Melhus A, Brodszki N. Immunologic findings in young children with early onset of acute otitis media. Acta Otolaryngol 2014; 134:1022-8. [PMID: 25220724 DOI: 10.3109/00016489.2014.902539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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CONCLUSION No significant differences in the number of immune aberrations were seen between children with or without severe recurrent acute otitis media (rAOM); however, subnormal values of immunological markers were found more often than expected, and 4 of the 60 children had treatment-requiring immune deficiencies. OBJECTIVE Minor immunologic aberrations have been reported to be more frequent in children with rAOM. Immune investigation is recommended in children with severe rAOM, defined as six or more AOM episodes per year. The purpose of this study was to describe immunological findings in young children at high risk of developing rAOM, and to relate these to the number of expected aberrations and to the presence of severe rAOM. METHODS A total of 109 children at risk of developing rAOM were offered immune investigation including complement function, immunoglobulins with subclasses and cellular immunity. RESULTS Sixty patients were tested, 31 of whom had severe rAOM and 12 of whom did not develop rAOM. Low levels of IgG2 (27%), C1q (31%) and mannan-binding lectin (21%) were found up to eight times as often as expected. Although subnormal values were more frequent among children with severe rAOM, the study was too small to provide reliable evidence of any difference. Four children were diagnosed with immune deficiencies that required treatment.
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- Marie Gisselsson-Solén
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Lund University Hospital , Lund
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Normalized immunoglobulin patterns in adults with recurrent acute otitis media and low IgG2 levels during early childhood. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2014; 78:1153-7. [PMID: 24837869 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2014.04.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2013] [Revised: 02/10/2014] [Accepted: 04/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Children who suffer from recurrent acute otitis media (rAOM) sometimes display low immunoglobulin levels. It is not known whether the differences in immunoglobulin levels remain during adulthood or if rAOM-patients have more episodes of AOM and airway infections as adults. METHODS A study on adults, with a history of rAOM during childhood, was performed. The immunologic status and individual disposition for upper airway infections were evaluated in 28 subjects who originally participated in a study on rAOM between 1979 and 1983. 13 subjects had suffered from rAOM during early childhood and 15 subjects without rAOM served as a control group. The study included analysis of immunoglobulins in serum and self evaluation regarding susceptibility to infections of the upper airway. RESULTS There was no difference between the groups neither regarding IgG2 concentrations nor specific antibody levels. No episodes of AOM were reported after 20 years of age in any of the study subjects. The history of airway infections was similar in both groups. CONCLUSIONS Study subjects who had rAOM combined with low IgG2 levels during childhood had a normalized immunoglobulin pattern as adults.
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Gisselsson-Solén M, Henriksson G, Hermansson A, Melhus A. Risk factors for carriage of AOM pathogens during the first 3 years of life in children with early onset of acute otitis media. Acta Otolaryngol 2014; 134:684-90. [PMID: 24834935 DOI: 10.3109/00016489.2014.890291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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CONCLUSION Risk factors associated with increased carriage rates are the same in children with recurrent acute otitis media (rAOM) as in healthy children. These are also known to be risk factors for the development of AOM itself. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to describe risk factors for nasopharyngeal carriage in a cohort of young children at high risk of developing rAOM. METHODS Children with an onset of AOM before 6 months of age, indicating an 80% risk of developing rAOM, were enrolled in a vaccination trial on heptavalent PCV. These children were monitored for 3 years during healthy and AOM periods with nasopharyngeal cultures, physical examinations, and questionnaires. RESULTS A total of 109 children were included at a mean age of 5 months; 105 were followed for 3 years, 89 (82%) of whom developed rAOM. Risk factors associated with increased carriage of all major AOM pathogens were age <2 years, concurrent AOM, and fulfilment of rAOM criteria. Having siblings in day care was associated with increased carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae, recent antibiotic treatment was associated with H. influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis carriage, and winter season was associated with M. catarrhalis carriage alone.
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- Marie Gisselsson-Solén
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Lund University Hospital , Lund
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Salah M, Abdel-Aziz M, Al-Farok A, Jebrini A. Recurrent acute otitis media in infants: analysis of risk factors. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2013; 77:1665-9. [PMID: 23953241 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2013.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2013] [Accepted: 07/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Recurrence acute otitis media (RAOM) may cause a considerable morbidity and a great parental concern. The aim of this study was to analyze the risk factors that are likely to be responsible for RAOM in infants, and their impact on treatment failure. METHODS A retrospective study on 340 infants with RAOM was conducted. Data were collected from hospital charts. A 10 days course of amoxicillin/clavulanate was used for treatment of recurrence, while surgical management in the form of adenoidectomy and/or myringotomy was reserved for patients with persistent disease. We analyzed various risk factors that may affect the prognosis of RAOM, including: age, prematurity, upper respiratory tract infections (URTI), duration of breastfeeding, use of pacifiers, parental smoking, seasonality, the presence of siblings (family size), gender, adenoid hypertrophy, allergy, and craniofacial abnormalities. RESULTS Use of pacifiers, short duration of breastfeeding, older infantile age, winter season, URTI and presence of adenoid hypertrophy were identified as risk factors for RAOM. Treatment failure may be due to adenoid hypertrophy, short duration of breastfeeding and it is more common in older age infants. We did not find a significant association between RAOM and gender, prematurity, exposure to passive smoking, the presence of siblings, allergy, craniofacial abnormalities. CONCLUSIONS Factors that may cause recurrence of the disease in infant population are use of pacifiers, short duration of breastfeeding, older infantile age, winter season, upper respiratory tract infections and adenoid hypertrophy. Also, treatment failure may be caused by adenoid hypertrophy and short duration of breastfeeding. Good understanding of these factors may help to decrease the recurrence rate and to improve the treatment of the disease.
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- Mohamed Salah
- Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt
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A genome-wide association study of chronic otitis media with effusion and recurrent otitis media identifies a novel susceptibility locus on chromosome 2. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol 2013; 14:791-800. [PMID: 23974705 DOI: 10.1007/s10162-013-0411-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2012] [Accepted: 08/04/2013] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Chronic otitis media with effusion (COME) and recurrent otitis media (ROM) have been shown to be heritable, but candidate gene and linkage studies to date have been equivocal. Our aim was to identify genetic susceptibility factors using a genome-wide association study (GWAS). We genotyped 602 subjects from 143 families with 373 COME/ROM subjects using the Illumina Human CNV370-Duo DNA Bead Chip (324,748 SNPs). We carried out the GWAS scan and imputed SNPs at the regions with the most significant associations. Replication genotyping in an independent family-based sample was conducted for 53 SNPs: the 41 most significant SNPs with P < 10(-4) and 12 imputed SNPs with P < 10(-4) on chromosome 15 (near the strongest signal). We replicated the association of rs10497394 (GWAS discovery P = 1.30 × 10(-5)) on chromosome 2 in the independent otitis media population (P = 4.7 × 10(-5); meta-analysis P = 1.52 × 10(-8)). Three additional SNPs had replication P values < 0.10. Two were on chromosome 15q26.1 including rs1110060, the strongest association with COME/ROM in the primary GWAS (P = 3.4 ×10(-7)) in KIF7 intron 7 (P = 0.072), and rs10775247, a non-synonymous SNP in TICRR exon 2 (P = 0.075). The third SNP rs386057 was on chromosome 5 in TPPP intron 1 (P = 0.045). We have performed the first GWAS of COME/ROM and have identified a SNP rs10497394 on chromosome 2 is significantly associated with COME/ROM susceptibility. This SNP is within a 537 kb intergenic region, bordered by CDCA7 and SP3. The genomic and functional significance of this newly identified locus in COME/ROM pathogenesis requires additional investigation.
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Earache, a common emergency department presentation, may be caused by a variety of conditions, some distant from the ear. This article discusses the diagnosis and treatment of acute otitis media, otitis media with effusion, otitis externa, otitis media with ruptured tympanic membrane or tympanostomy tubes, malignant otitis externa, mastoiditis and petrositis, traumatic ruptured tympanic membrane, cerumen impactions, and foreign bodies in the ears.
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Kırıs M, Muderris T, Kara T, Bercin S, Cankaya H, Sevil E. Prevalence and risk factors of otitis media with effusion in school children in Eastern Anatolia. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2012; 76:1030-5. [PMID: 22534549 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2012.03.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2012] [Revised: 03/02/2012] [Accepted: 03/27/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the prevalence and demographic, environmental and child associated risk factors of OME in schoolchildren in Eastern Anatolia, Turkey, and analyze the results with reference to the review of the literature. METHODS A total of 2355 children who were attending two different primary schools, one located in low, and the other located in a high socioeconomic district of city of Van were screened and 2320 children who met the inclusion criteria were enrolled to study. Standardized questionnaires that include nine questions for determination of risk factors were delivered to the parents to be filled before examination of each child. All of the children underwent both otoscopic examination and tympanometric evaluation to provide high accuracy on the diagnosis of OME. The association between children diagnosed as OME and the answers to the questionnaires were evaluated. Also, teachers of the children were asked to complete a questionnaire evaluating child's level of school success, and the success levels of children with or without OME were compared. RESULTS The prevalence of OME was found to be 10.43%. Second-hand smoking (p<0.0001), low socioeconomic status (p<0.001), living in a crowded house (p<0.001), presence of atopy (p<0.01), lack of breast-feeding (p<0.05), presence of URTI (p<0.0001), young age (p<0.001) and snoring (p<0.0001) were found to be associated with prevalence of OME. No significance was found for duration of breast-feeding, gender, birth history and previous otolaryngological operations. Also, children with OME were tended to be less successful in terms of school success. CONCLUSIONS The potential of OME to cause serious sequelae and complications that may affect children's life long-term, makes the disease an important health problem. Environmental, epidemiologic and familial factors play an important role in pathogenesis of OME. Caretakers must be informed about these highly modifiable risk factors, by this way the development or delayed diagnosis of the disease that may cause serious consequences can be prevented.
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- Muzaffer Kırıs
- Ataturk Education and Research Hospital, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Ankara, Turkey
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Gisselsson-Solén M, Melhus A, Hermansson A. Pneumococcal vaccination in children at risk of developing recurrent acute otitis media - a randomized study. Acta Paediatr 2011; 100:1354-8. [PMID: 21517964 DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02332.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIM Acute otitis media (AOM) is a common childhood disease, which often becomes recurrent (rAOM). A small reduction in AOM episodes has been noted in unselected child cohorts after vaccination with heptavalent conjugate pneumococcal vaccine (PCV7). The purpose of this study was to investigate how vaccination affects young children at risk of developing rAOM. METHODS Ninety-six children with an AOM onset before 6 months of age, implying a high risk for rAOM, were closely monitored until the age of 2 years. Forty-six were vaccinated with PCV7 and 50 were not. All episodes of AOM, emergency visits and ventilation tube insertions were registered. RESULTS A total of 363 AOM episodes were diagnosed. The incidence was reduced by 26% (p = 0.03), the number of emergency visits because of suspected AOM by 36% (p = 0.01) and the proportion of children who received ventilation tubes was halved in the vaccine group (p = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS During the first 2 years of life, PCV7 significantly reduced AOM episodes, emergency visits and ventilation tube insertions in children with rAOM. Pneumococcal vaccine may be a future route to reduce antibiotic use and health care consumption in otitis-prone children.
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- Marie Gisselsson-Solén
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
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Chen WM, Allen EK, Mychaleckyj JC, Chen F, Hou X, Rich SS, Daly KA, Sale MM. Significant linkage at chromosome 19q for otitis media with effusion and/or recurrent otitis media (COME/ROM). BMC MEDICAL GENETICS 2011; 12:124. [PMID: 21943191 PMCID: PMC3191346 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-12-124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2011] [Accepted: 09/26/2011] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Background In previous analyses, we identified a region of chromosome 19 as harboring a susceptibility locus for chronic otitis media with effusion and/or recurrent otitis media (COME/ROM). Our aim was to further localize the linkage signal and ultimately identify the causative variant or variants. We followed up our previous linkage scan with dense SNP genotyping across in a 5 Mb region. A total of 607 individuals from 139 families, including 159 affected sib pairs and 62 second-degree affected relative pairs, were genotyped at 1,091 SNPs. We carried out a nonparametric linkage analysis, modeling marker-to-marker linkage disequilibrium. Results The maximum log of the odds (LOD) score increased to 3.75 (P = 1.6 × 10-5) at position 63.4 Mb, with a LOD-1 support interval between 61.6 Mb and 63.8 Mb, providing significant evidence of linkage between this region and COME/ROM. The support interval contains over 90 known genes, including several genes involved in the inflammasome protein complex, a key regulator of the innate immune response to harmful exogenous or endogenous stimuli. Parametric linkage analysis suggests that for a sib of an affected individual, the recurrence risk of COME/ROM due to this linkage region is twice the recurrence risk in the population. We examined potential associations between the SNPs genotyped in this region and COME/ROM, however none provided evidence for association. Conclusion This study has refined the 19q region of linkage with COME/ROM, and association results suggest that the linkage signal may be due to rare variants.
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- Wei-Min Chen
- Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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Wang PC, Chang YH, Chuang LJ, Su HF, Li CY. Incidence and recurrence of acute otitis media in Taiwan's pediatric population. Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2011; 66:395-9. [PMID: 21552661 PMCID: PMC3071997 DOI: 10.1590/s1807-59322011000300005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2010] [Accepted: 11/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To report the incidence and recurrence of acute otitis media (AOM) in Taiwan's pediatric population. METHODS Information from children (aged <= 12 years) with a diagnosis of AOM was retrieved from the 2006 National Healthcare Insurance claims database. We calculated the cumulative incidence rate and the incidence density rate of recurrent AOM within one year after the initial diagnosis in 2006. We used a multivariate logistic regression model to assess the predictors for recurrence of AOM. RESULTS The annual incidence rate of AOM was estimated to be 64.5 cases per 1,000 children. The overall one-year cumulative incidence rate of recurrence was 33.1%, and the incidence density rate was 33.5 cases per 100 person-years, with the highest figure (41.2 cases per 100 person-years) noted for children aged 0-2 years. Recurrence was significantly associated with age, gender, place of treatment, and physician specialty. CONCLUSION AOM remains a major threat to children's health in Taiwan. Male children and very young children require more aggressive preventive strategies to reduce the risk of recurrence.
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- Pa-Chun Wang
- Department of Otolaryngology, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Gultekin E, Develioğlu ON, Yener M, Ozdemir I, Külekçi M. Prevalence and risk factors for persistent otitis media with effusion in primary school children in Istanbul, Turkey. Auris Nasus Larynx 2009; 37:145-9. [PMID: 19541437 DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2009.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2008] [Revised: 05/03/2009] [Accepted: 05/12/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the impact of environmental, epidemiologic and familial factors in the development of persistent otitis media with effusion (OME-OME treated with antibiotics and followed additional 12 weeks) in primary school children in Istanbul. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 1800 children who were attending 4 different primary schools in Sisli and Beyoglu districts of Istanbul were screened and 1740 children who met the inclusion criteria were enrolled into this study. Questionnaires prepared in the Otorhinolaryngology Clinics of Taksim Research and Training Hospital and the forms were delivered to the parents to be filled the day before examination of each child. The forms were collected during the otoscopic examinations. Pure tone audiometry and tympanometry tests and pneumatic otoscopy were performed on the children who were diagnosed as OME by otoscopic examination. The association between the children diagnosed as OME and the answers to the questionnaires was evaluated. RESULTS The prevalence of persistent OME in this paper was 8.7% (152/1740). Frequency of smoking in both parents (p<0.01) and mothers alone (p<0.0001), the frequency of acute otitis media (AOM) and upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) in past 1 year (p<0.0001), incidence of attending day care centers and crèches (p<0.0001), allergy history (p<0.05), the number of siblings (p<0.0001) and poor educational status of the parents (p<0001) were statistically significant factors among children with OME compared to normal children. Sex factors (p>0.05), mothers smoke history during pregnancy (p>0.05), relative marriage (p>0.05), smoking history of the fathers (p>0.05) and duration of breastfeeding (p>0.05) were not statistically significant. CONCLUSION Environmental, epidemiologic and familial factors in the etiology of OME are important. The parents must be informed about the risk factors and symptoms of OME and by this way, the development or delayed diagnosis of the disease that may lead to permanent hearing loss may be prevented.
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- Erdogan Gultekin
- Namik Kemal University School of Medicine, Otorhinolaryngology Department, Tekirdag, Turkey
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Increasing evidence is emerging on genetic factors affecting host's response to infection in the middle ear. This review summarizes current knowledge on the field and on the contribution of nonspecific barriers, innate, and adaptive immunity. Better understanding of susceptibility to this very common disease will facilitate identification of high-risk individuals and optimization of prevention and treatment.
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Mandel EM, Doyle WJ, Winther B, Alper CM. The incidence, prevalence and burden of OM in unselected children aged 1-8 years followed by weekly otoscopy through the "common cold" season. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2008; 72:491-9. [PMID: 18272237 PMCID: PMC2292124 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2007.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2007] [Revised: 12/17/2007] [Accepted: 12/17/2007] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is a continuing interest in defining the incidence, prevalence and burden of otitis media (OM) in the individual and population for purposes of assigning "risk factors". Often overlooked in past studies are the contributions of cold-like illnesses (CLIs) and sampling interval to those estimates. OBJECTIVE Describe the incidence of symptomatic (AOM) and asymptomatic (OME) OM, the prevalence of OM, the contribution of CLI incidence, burden and other OM "risk factors" to the incidence and burden of OM, and the effect of sampling interval on those measures in children. METHODS 148 children (74 male; 131 white, aged 1.0-8.6 years) were followed from November 1 to April 30 by weekly pneumatic otoscopy to diagnose OM presence/absence and by daily parental diary to assign CLI episodes. Data for previously identified OM "risk factors" were collected on 127. Results were summarized using standard measures of incidence, prevalence and burden, and multiple regression techniques were used to identify OM "risk factors". RESULTS The basal OM prevalence was 20% with peaks in December and March and the temporal pattern was correlated with CLI prevalence. The incidence of OME (per 27,232 child-days) was 317, AOM was 74 and CLI was 456. The seasonal pattern of AOM and OME incidences tracked and was correlated with that for CLIs. New OM episodes were usually of short duration (<or=7 days in 40%, <or=4 weeks in 75-90%) and the usual OM burden was low (median=12%). OM and breastfeeding histories and CLI incidence/prevalence were significant predictors of OME and AOM incidence and OM burden. Longer sampling intervals were less efficient in capturing AOM and OME durations and incidences, but not OM burden. CONCLUSIONS These results demonstrate a high incidence and prevalence of OM, most OM episodes were of short duration and longer sampling intervals introduced biases into some parameter estimates. There was a significant relationship between OM and CLI incidence, prevalence and burden suggesting that CLI experience should be controlled for in assessing independent "risk factors" for AOM and OME.
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- Ellen M. Mandel
- Department of Otolaryngology, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Virginia Health System
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Kikuta S, Ushio M, Fujimaki Y, Kaga K. Factors associated with the presence of drug-resistant bacteria and recurrent acute otitis media in children--a study in a private clinic. Acta Otolaryngol 2007:5-8. [PMID: 18340553 DOI: 10.1080/03655230701595220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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CONCLUSIONS The proportion of drug-resistant bacteria was lower than previous reports. In children with acute otitis media (AOM), lower age, presence of multiple bacteria, and otitis media with effusion (OME) represented significant factors for recurrent AOM and the presence of drug-resistant bacteria. OBJECTIVE Recently, the proportion of drug-resistant bacteria has been increasing in children with AOM. We studied the proportion of drug-resistant bacteria and background factors for detection of drug-resistant bacteria and recurrent AOM in a private clinic. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Subjects comprised 170 patients <12 years old with AOM. Middle ear fluid was collected and pathogenic bacteria were identified. The following factors were considered: age, sex, use of antibiotics in the past 1 month, past history of recurrent AOM, presence of OME, and multiple bacteria of the three main strains (Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis). RESULTS A total of 169 strains were detected in 77% of children with AOM. Drug-resistant bacteria comprised 44 of the 169 strains (26%). Lower age (p=0.001) and presence of multiple bacteria (p<0.001) represented significant factors for the presence of drug-resistant bacteria. OME was a significant factor for recurrent AOM (p<0.001).
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Emonts M, Veenhoven RH, Wiertsema SP, Houwing-Duistermaat JJ, Walraven V, de Groot R, Hermans PWM, Sanders EAM. Genetic polymorphisms in immunoresponse genes TNFA, IL6, IL10, and TLR4 are associated with recurrent acute otitis media. Pediatrics 2007; 120:814-23. [PMID: 17908769 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-0524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Cytokines and other inflammatory mediators are involved in the pathogenesis of otitis media. We hypothesized that polymorphisms in inflammatory response genes contribute to the increased susceptibility to acute otitis media in otitis-prone children. PATIENTS AND METHODS DNA samples from 348 children with > or = 2 acute otitis media episodes, who were participating in a randomized, controlled vaccination trial, and 463 healthy adult controls were included. Polymorphisms in TNFA, IL1B, IL4, IL6, IL10, IL8, NOS2A, C1INH, PARP, TLR2, and TLR4 were genotyped. Genotype distributions in children with recurrent acute otitis media were compared with those in controls. Within the patient group, the number of acute otitis media episodes before vaccination and the clinical and immunologic response to pneumococcal conjugate vaccinations were analyzed. RESULTS The IL6-174 G/G genotype was overrepresented in children with acute otitis media when compared with controls. In the patient group, TNFA promoter genotypes -238 G/G and -376 G/G and the TLR4 299 A/A genotype were associated with an otitis-prone condition. Furthermore, lower specific anticapsular antibody production after complete vaccination was observed in patients with the TNFA-238 G/G genotype or TNFA-863 A allele carriage. Finally, the IL10-1082 A/A genotype contributed to protection from the recurrence of acute otitis media after pneumococcal vaccination. CONCLUSIONS Variation in innate immunoresponse genes such as TNFA-863A, TNFA-376G, TNFA-238G, IL10-1082 A, and IL6-174G alleles in the promoter sequences may result in altered cytokine production that leads to altered inflammatory responses and, hence, contributes to an otitis-prone condition.
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- Marieke Emonts
- Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, University Medical Center, Dr Molewaterplein 50, Room Ee15-02, 3015 GE, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Emonts M, Wiertsema SP, Veenhoven RH, Houwing-Duistermaat JJ, Walraven V, de Groot R, Hermans PWM, Sanders EAM. The 4G/4G plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 genotype is associated with frequent recurrence of acute otitis media. Pediatrics 2007; 120:e317-23. [PMID: 17671042 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-1390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 counterregulates cell migration, adhesion, and tissue repair. The PAI1 4G/5G promoter polymorphism has an effect on expression levels of PAI1. After a first acute otitis media episode, children are at increased risk for a next episode. Because the PAI1 4G allele is associated with higher plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 production and, hence, decreased tissue repair, we hypothesize that this allele may contribute to increased recurrence of acute otitis media. PATIENTS AND METHODS The PAI1 4G/5G polymorphism was genotyped in 348 Dutch children aged 1 to 7 years who were suffering from recurrent acute otitis media and participating in a randomized, controlled trial and 463 healthy control subjects, representative of the general population. RESULTS No significant difference in PAI1 genotype distribution between the whole acute otitis media group and control subjects was observed. However, children with the PAI1 4G/4G genotype had an increased risk of more frequent acute otitis media episodes compared with those who were homozygous for the 5G variant, also after correction for cofactors. This finding was attributable to children <4 years of age. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that the PAI1 4G/4G genotype is associated with an increased risk for the otitis-prone condition, potentially because of impaired healing after a previous otitis media episode.
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- Marieke Emonts
- Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC-Sophia Rotterdam, Dr Molewaterplein 50, Room Ee15-02, 3015 GE Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Cervera J, Villafruela M, del Castillo F, Delgado Rubio A, Rodrigo G. de Liria C, Picazo J. Consenso Nacional sobre otitis media aguda. ACTA OTORRINOLARINGOLOGICA ESPANOLA 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/s0001-6519(07)74918-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Lee IW, Goh EK, Roh HJ, Lee CH, Chung BJ, Chon KM. Histologic changes in the eustachian tube mucosa of rats after short-term exposure to cigarette smoke. Otol Neurotol 2007; 27:433-40. [PMID: 16639286 DOI: 10.1097/00129492-200604000-00023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE AND BACKGROUND It is generally accepted that cigarette smoke is a major risk factor for middle ear disease. However, the literature is void of articles addressing the direct relationship between cigarette smoke exposure and middle ear disease. Furthermore, there are many conflicting opinions concerning the role of cigarette smoke in the pathogenesis of middle ear disease. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of cigarette smoke on the Eustachian tube mucosa. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty healthy 150 to 230 g Sprague Dawley rats with normal middle ears were used. The animals were divided into six groups of five. Five experimental groups (N=5 each) were exposed to a domestic cigarette (This, tar 7.0 mg, nicotine 0.75 mg) every 30 minutes (total 2.5 hours, 5 cigarettes total) on a daily basis in a smoking chamber for 1, 2, 4, 6, or 8 weeks. A control group (N=5) was placed in the same chamber without exposure to cigarette smoke. After exposure, the animals were sacrificed and cross sections of the Eustachian tubes were prepared. Histologic changes of the Eustachian tube mucosa were observed through light and electron microscopes. RESULTS Loss of cilia, goblet cell depletion, and squamous metaplasia of the Eustachian tube mucosa were observed following exposure to smoke. The one- and two-week exposure groups demonstrated the greatest decrease in goblet cell counts. The eight-week exposure group showed recovery from this decrease. Squamous metaplasia was observed in all experimental groups and was most prominent in the eight-week exposure group. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that cigarette smoke directly affects Eustachian tube mucosa in the early stages of exposure. Some of the mucosal changes, however, were reversed during the latter stages of exposure. A mechanism different from that which occurs in the nasal cavity and trachea may be activated in the Eustachian tube after exposure to passive smoke. The protective function of the Eustachian tube may play some role in this mechanism.
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- Il-Woo Lee
- Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
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del Castillo F, Delgado Rubio A, Rodrigo C, de Liria G, Cervera J, Villafruela MA, Picazo JJ. Consenso Nacional sobre otitis media aguda. An Pediatr (Barc) 2007; 66:603-10. [PMID: 17583623 DOI: 10.1157/13107396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Cervera J, Villafruela M, del Castillo F, Delgado Rubio A, Rodrigo C, de Liria G, Picazo J. National Consensus on Acute Otitis Media. ACTA OTORRINOLARINGOLOGICA ESPANOLA 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/s2173-5735(07)70340-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Tong MCF, Yue V, Ku PKM, Lo PSY, Wong EMC, van Hasselt CA. Risk factors for otitis media with effusion in Chinese schoolchildren: a nested case-control study and review of the literature. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2006; 70:213-9. [PMID: 16023224 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2005.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2005] [Accepted: 06/06/2005] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To identify the risk factors for otitis media with effusion (OME) in Chinese schoolchildren and analyse the results with reference to the review of the literature. METHODS The study subjects were 6-7-year-old children drawn from a school-screening program for OME in Hong Kong. Both positive and negative screens attended a hospital clinic for further assessment with repeated otoscopic examination and tympanometry as well as pure tone audiometry within 3 weeks after the initial school-screening. During the visit, parents were interviewed to provide information with regard to the children's birth history, neonatal history, socio-economic background, otological history, past health, and medical history. These data formed the basis in the estimation of potential risk factors for OME. RESULTS In the univariate analysis of 127 cases and 173 controls, significantly elevated odds ratios (OR) for OME were detected on the symptoms of atopy (OR = 2.21, p = 0.04), hearing loss (OR = 4.13, p = 0.001), nasal obstruction (OR = 1.94, p = 0.005), rhinorrhoea (OR = 1.61, p = 0.04), tonsillitis in the past 12 months (OR = 1.82, p = 0.02), and previous history of acute otitis media (OR = 6.89, p < 0.001). However, only three of them were found to be significant in the multivariate logistic regression model: nasal obstruction (OR = 1.67, 95% CI: 1.01-2.75); acute tonsillitis (OR = 1.68, 95% CI: 1.00-2.80), and previous acute otitis media episodes (OR = 5.75, 95% CI: 2.60-12.69). CONCLUSIONS Risk factors identified in the Chinese schoolchildren for OME were comparable with previous western reports. A previous attack of acute otitis media was a major determinant for middle ear effusion.
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- Michael C F Tong
- Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, SAR, China.
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Chantry CJ, Howard CR, Auinger P. Full breastfeeding duration and associated decrease in respiratory tract infection in US children. Pediatrics 2006; 117:425-32. [PMID: 16452362 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2004-2283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 259] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends exclusive breastfeeding for an infant's first 6 months of life. When compared with exclusive breastfeeding for 4 months, greater protection against gastrointestinal infection, but not respiratory tract infection, has been demonstrated for the 6-month duration. The objective of this study was to ascertain if full breastfeeding of > or = 6 months compared with 4 to < 6 months in the United States provides greater protection against respiratory tract infection. METHODS Secondary analysis of data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III, a nationally representative cross-sectional home survey conducted from 1988 to 1994, was performed. Data from 2277 children aged 6 to < 24 months, who were divided into 5 groups according to breastfeeding status, were compared. Children who required neonatal intensive care were excluded. SUDAAN software was used to account for the complex sampling design. Logistic regression adjusted for confounding factors. Outcome measures included adjusted odds of acquiring pneumonia, > or = 3 episodes of cold/influenza, > or = 3 episodes of otitis media (OM), or wheezing in the past year or acquiring first OM at < 12 months of age. RESULTS In unadjusted analyses, infants who were fully breastfed for 4 to < 6 months (n = 223) were at greater risk for pneumonia than those who were fully breastfed for > or = 6 months (n = 136) (6.5% vs 1.6%). There were not statistically significant differences in > or = 3 episodes of cold/influenza (45% vs 41%), wheezing (23% vs 24%), > or = 3 episodes of OM (27% vs 20%), or first OM at < 12 months of age (49% vs 47%). Adjusting for demographic variables, childcare, and smoke exposure revealed statistically significant increased risk for both pneumonia (odds ratio [OR]: 4.27; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.27-14.35) and > or = 3 episodes of OM (OR: 1.95; 95% CI: 1.06-3.59) in those who were fully breastfed for 4 to < 6 months compared with > or = 6 months. CONCLUSIONS This nationally representative study documents increased risk of respiratory tract infection including pneumonia and recurrent OM in children who were fully breastfed for 4 vs 6 months. These findings support current recommendations that infants receive only breast milk for the first 6 months of life.
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- Caroline J Chantry
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
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Vernacchio L, Lesko SM, Vezina RM, Corwin MJ, Hunt CE, Hoffman HJ, Mitchell AA. Racial/ethnic disparities in the diagnosis of otitis media in infancy. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2004; 68:795-804. [PMID: 15126021 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2004.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2003] [Revised: 01/13/2004] [Accepted: 01/17/2004] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Otitis media (OM) is an extremely common pediatric diagnosis. Several risk factors have been associated with OM, but the relationship between OM and race/ethnicity remains controversial. We sought to define the relationship between OM diagnosis and race/ethnicity in infants. METHODS By multivariable logistic regression, we evaluated the association between OM diagnosis and race/ethnicity in 11,349 non-low-birthweight infants who were participants in a prospective cohort study of infant care practices. RESULTS As in previous studies, breastfeeding was associated with a decreased risk of OM diagnosis while other factors were independently associated with a substantially increased risk of OM diagnosis: out-of-home daycare, multiple children living in the home, and mother's multiparity. Daycare was associated with a "dose effect" in that the risk of OM diagnosis increased with an increasing number of children in the daycare. While the crude analysis suggested little relation of OM diagnosis and race/ethnicity, the association was confounded by several covariates including maternal marital status, number of children living in the home, breastfeeding status, and maternal age. After adjustment for relevant confounders, Black (OR 0.74; 95% CI 0.61-0.89) and Asian infants (OR 0.77; 95% CI 0.57-1.0]) were less likely to be diagnosed with OM than White infants. CONCLUSIONS This large prospective study confirms previous risk factors for OM and demonstrates a strong "dose effect" of the size of daycare centers on OM. The study also demonstrates that the association between race/ethnicity and OM diagnosis is confounded by social factors. After adjusting for such factors, Black and Asian infants are less likely to be diagnosed with OM than White infants. The reason for this racial disparity remains unknown.
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- Louis Vernacchio
- Slone Epidemiology Center, Boston University, 1010 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
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Unal M, Sevim S, Doğu O, Vayisoğlu Y, Kanik A. Effect of botulinum toxin type A on nasal symptoms in patients with allergic rhinitis: a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Acta Otolaryngol 2003; 123:1060-3. [PMID: 14710908 DOI: 10.1080/00016480310000755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the possible beneficial effects of botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) on nasal symptoms in patients with allergic rhinitis (AR). MATERIAL AND METHODS Thirty-four patients (21 females, 13 males; mean age 28 years) were included in the study. AR was diagnosed by means of history, clinical examination and skin prick test. Patients were randomly divided into 3 subgroups a follows: in Group A, 20 units of BTX-A was injected into each nasal cavity (total 40 units); in Group B, 30 units of BTX-A was injected into each nasal cavity (total 60 units); and in Group C, 2 ml of isotonic saline was injected as placebo. The symptoms of AR (rhinorrhea, nasal obstruction, sneezing, itching) were scored by the patient on a six-point scale (from 0 to 5). All of the patients were followed up at Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8; at each visit an anterior rhinoscopic examination was done and symptom scores were recorded. RESULTS There was no statistically significant difference between Groups A and B in terms of average symptom scores. Rhinorrhea, nasal obstruction and sneezing scores in Groups A and B were significantly better than those in Group C at all time points. Although itching scores were significantly lower at Weeks 1 and 2, there was no difference in the Week 4, 6 and 8 scores in Groups A and B. When total symptom scores were evaluated, the results for Groups A and B were similar but significantly better than those for Group C. CONCLUSION In selected cases, injection of 40 units of BTX-A into the turbinates, as a single agent, may help the symptomatic control of AR for up to 8 weeks.
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- Murat Unal
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey.
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BACKGROUND The prevalence of repeated otitis media (OM) increased during the 1980s, but it is unknown if the increase has continued. OBJECTIVES To determine trends in the prevalence of OM, early-onset OM, and repeated OM among US children from 1988 to 1994 and to identify factors that may explain any observed changes. METHODS The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey was administered in 2 phases: phase I (1988-1991) and phase II (1991-1994), each comprising a national probability sample. OM (ever having had OM), early-onset OM (first episode at <12 months of age), and repeated OM (>or=3 episodes) were assessed for 8261 children <6 years of age. RESULTS After controlling for risk factors for OM, the prevalence of OM from phase I to phase II increased from 66.7% to 69.7% (odds ratio [OR] = 1.1; 95% confidence interval [CI] =.99, 1.1), early-onset OM increased from 41.1% to 45.8% (OR = 1.1; 95% CI = 1.03, 1.2), and repeated OM increased from 34.8% to 41.1% (OR = 1.2; 95% CI = 1.1, 1.4). This observed increase corresponds to 561,000 and 720,000 more children having early-onset OM and repeated OM, respectively. Child care use, early breastfeeding termination, asthma, and access to health care did not significantly increase from phase I to phase II. The prevalence of early-onset OM and repeated OM was higher for affluent children, but the greatest increase in prevalence was among impoverished children. There was an increase in allergic conditions from phase I to phase II for poor children (22.6% to 30.2%). CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of early-onset OM and repeated OM continued to increase among preschool children in the United States. Further research to investigate this increasing prevalence should explore changes in management practice and an increase in prevalence of allergic conditions among poor children.
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- Peggy Auinger
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and the American Academy of Pediatrics Center for Child Health Research, Rochester, New York 14620, USA.
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Monobe H, Ishibashi T, Nomura Y, Shinogami M, Yano J. Role of respiratory viruses in children with acute otitis media. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2003; 67:801-6. [PMID: 12791457 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5876(03)00124-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The role of viral infection in acute otitis media (AOM) has not been fully elucidated. We determined the presence of various respiratory viruses in middle ear fluid (MEF) specimens from children with AOM in order to determine whether viral infection or combined effects of viral and bacterial infection enhance or prolong the inflammation in the middle ear, thus worsening clinical outcome. METHODS Multiplex nested reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactions was carried out to detect influenza A and B viruses, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) types A and B, parainfluenza virus types 1, 2, and 3; rhinovirus; and adenovirus in 93 MEF specimens from 79 children with AOM. And we examined whether viral infection with or without an identifiable bacterial infection affect clinical outcomes in AOM. We considered persistent MEF (fluid accumulation in the middle ear persisting up to 1 month after treatment), early recurrence of AOM (within 1 month after initial improvement), and recurrent AOM (more than three recurrences during 6 months of follow up) as indicators for evaluating clinical outcomes. RESULTS One or more respiratory viruses were detected in 39 specimens (42%); a total of 42 viral infections identified (three specimens were infected by two viruses). Of the 42 infections, RSV type A was detected in 29, adenovirus in eight, rhinovirus in three, and influenza virus in two. RSV accounted for 73% of viral detections. In children younger than 2 years, RSV infection combined with Streptococcus pneumoniae or Hemophilus influenzae infection carried a higher risk for persistent middle ear effusion than infection with RSV infection alone or those bacterial infection alone. CONCLUSIONS Accordingly, vaccination of young children against RSV as well as S. pneumoniae and H. influenzae is important in improving the prognosis in AOM.
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- Hiroko Monobe
- Department of Otolaryngology, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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Zeisel SA, Roberts JE, Burchinal M, Neebe E, Henderson FW. A longitudinal study of risk factors for otitis media in African American children. Matern Child Health J 2002; 6:189-93. [PMID: 12236666 DOI: 10.1023/a:1019730213505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Otitis media with effusion (OME) is a common health care problem for children. The purpose of this study was to examine factors that place children at risk for OME such as age, type of child care, number of people in the household, and smoking in the household. METHODS Eighty-six African American children, enrolled in center-based child care in infancy, entered the study at a mean age of 8.2 months and were followed prospectively until 48 months of age. Ear status was documented biweekly using pneumatic otoscopy and tympanometry. Data on risk factors were collected every 6 months. RESULTS Results indicated that children had a marked decrease in the proportion of time with OME between 6 and 48 months. The rate of OME decline was faster in the first 2.5 years than in subsequent years. Children in center-based child care showed a slightly slower rate of decline than did children in non-center-based care. Longitudinal analysis indicated that the age of the child and the number of other children in the household were significant predictors of OME. For each additional child under 12 years of age in the home, there was a 2% increase in the proportion of time with OME. CONCLUSION While attendance in group child care predicted a risk for OME, children's age and the number of other children in the household were still contributing risk factors for OME.
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- Susan A Zeisel
- Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599-8180, USA.
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Ryding M, Konradsson K, Kalm O, Prellner K. Auditory consequences of recurrent acute purulent otitis media. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2002; 111:261-6. [PMID: 11913687 DOI: 10.1177/000348940211100311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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To investigate whether recurrent purulent otitis media results in permanent hearing loss, we studied 2 subgroups of children from a cohort, earlier prospectively followed from birth to the age of 3 years. One subgroup had recurrent acute otitis media (n = 12), and the other had no acute otitis media at all ("healthy" children; n = 21). At follow-up of these subgroups at the age of 10, no child had acute otitis media or secretory otitis media. There was no difference between the groups in hearing level thresholds at the frequencies 125 Hz to 8 kHz. However, in the children with recurrent acute otitis media, as compared with the controls, the hearing levels at high frequencies (8 to 16 kHz) and the acoustic middle ear reflex thresholds were elevated, the middle ear compliance was higher, and click-evoked otoacoustic emission response levels and middle ear pressures were lower. The results suggest that the middle ear mechanics of children with recurrent acute otitis media are affected, and also that their cochlear function might be disturbed.
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- Marie Ryding
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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Rynnel-Dagöö B, Agren K. The nasopharynx and the middle ear. Inflammatory reactions in middle ear disease. Vaccine 2000; 19 Suppl 1:S26-31. [PMID: 11163459 DOI: 10.1016/s0264-410x(00)00274-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The host-parasite interactions in the nasopharynx with bacterial colonization and antigen uptake in the lymphoid tissue, the adenoid, has an impact on the maturation of local and systemic immunity. The adenoid is a part of mucosa associated lymphoid tissue and is responsible for both effector and inductor functions in the nasopharynx. Increasing evidence supports the role of serum antibody in protecting the middle ear cavity from disease. There is evidence for a minor immunologic defect in a number of children with recurrent episodes of AOM.
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- B Rynnel-Dagöö
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge University Hospital, 17177, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Roos K, Larsson P. Efficacy of ceftibuten in 5 versus 10 days treatment of recurrent acute otitis media in children. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2000; 55:109-15. [PMID: 11006450 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5876(00)00383-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE in recurrent acute otitis media (AOM) several alternative treatments are suggested, e.g. cephalosporins. Information about the optimal duration of treatment in recurrent AOM is sparse. The aim of the present study was to compare the efficacy of ceftibuten in 5 versus 10 days treatment in recurrent AOM in children. METHODS this was a single-blind (doctor blinded), randomized, multicentre study with two parallel groups. Eleven investigators at six centres in the west of Sweden enrolled a total of 180 patients. Outpatients with a new clinical AOM within 1 month were randomized to 5 or 10 days treatment with ceftibuten, 9 mg/kg/day, as a single dose. RESULTS the mean age of the patients was 1.2 years (range 6 months-8 years). The patients had on average had three antibiotic treatments during the preceding 12 months. The recurrence rates in the 5- and 10-day groups were 21.4 and 4.5%, respectively, at first follow-up visit day 12 (P=0.001). The total recurrence rates between the two groups during the whole follow-up period of 40 days, 35 and 30%, respectively, did not differ significantly. The rate of recurrence did not correlate to nasopharyngeal findings of Streptococcus pneumoniae or Haemophilus influenzae. Pneumococci with decreased susceptibility to penicillin were found in 5% of all pneumococci, and beta-lactamase producing H. influenzae in 8%. Adverse events were reported less frequently in the 5- compared with the 10-day treatment group. CONCLUSION this study on young children with recurrent otitis media has shown no statistical difference between ceftibuten given once daily for 5 and 10 days as determined on day 40. The 10-day treatment was significantly better at early follow-up.
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- K Roos
- ENT Department, Lundby Hospital, S-417 17, Göteborg, Sweden
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Clark JM, Brinson G, Newman MK, Jewett BS, Sartor BR, Prazma J, Pillsbury HC. An animal model for the study of genetic predisposition in the pathogenesis of middle ear inflammation. Laryngoscope 2000; 110:1511-5. [PMID: 10983952 DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200009000-00019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Chronic otitis media with effusion (COME) is the most prevalent inflammatory disease in children and is associated with numerous adverse long-term sequelae. Many factors have been associated with an increased risk of developing COME, one of which may be a genetic predisposition to the disease. To study the role that genetics play in the pathogenesis of COME, we used an animal model to compare the middle ear inflammatory responses in two different strains of rats (Lewis and Fisher). METHODS In earlier studies, we demonstrated that exposure of the middle ear to endotoxin caused early extensive exudation and, later, goblet cell hyperplasia and mucin hypersecretion. In the present study, the animals were divided into six groups. In each group the animals were given transtympanic injection with gram-positive bacterial cell wall product (peptidoglycan-polysaccharide [PG-PS]). The middle ear bullae were studied at 1 week and 3 weeks after infection, and after systemic reinfection. Comparisons were made of the quantity of mucin exudate by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and by histological evaluation of the middle ear epithelial thickness. RESULTS Our data demonstrate a statistically significant difference in middle ear inflammation and effusion formation between the two genetically different strains of rats. CONCLUSIONS These data support the hypothesis that the middle ear response to PG-PS may be genetically determined and therefore suggest that genetic predisposition may play a role in the pathogenesis of COME.
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- J M Clark
- Department of Surgery, The University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill 27599-7070, USA
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Homøe P, Christensen RB, Bretlau P. Acute otitis media and sociomedical risk factors among unselected children in Greenland. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 1999; 49:37-52. [PMID: 10428404 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5876(99)00044-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe the sociomedical risk factors associated with episodes of acute otitis media (AOM), recurrent AOM (rAOM), and chronic otitis media (COM) in Greenlandic children and especially to point out children at high risk of rAOM (defined as > 5 AOM episodes since birth) and COM which are prevalent among Inuit children all over the Arctic. METHODS The study design was cross-sectional and included 740 unselected children, 3, 4, 5, and 8-years-old, living in two major Greenlandic towns, Nuuk and Sisimiut. All children were otologically examined and the parents answered a questionnaire containing sociomedical variables including ethnicity, family history of OM, housing, insulation, crowding, daycare, passive cigarette smoking, breast feeding, type of diet, allergy, and chronic diseases. Historical data were cross-checked in medical records which also formed the basis for the drop-out analyses. Statistical analyses included frequency tests, calculation of odds ratio (OR), and multiple logistic regression. RESULTS The attendance rate was 86%. Former episode of AOM was reported by 2/3 of the children, rAOM by 20%, and COM by 9%. The following variables were found significantly more often in children with AOM by simple frequency testing: Parental (OR = 1.83), sibling (OR = 1.62), and parental plus sibling (OR = 2.56) history of OM, crowding (OR = 5.55), long period of exclusive breast feeding ( > 4 months) (OR = 2.47), and recent acute disease (P = 0.034). The following variables were found significantly more often in children with rAOM or COM by simple frequency testing: Parental history of OM (OR = 1.60; OR = 2.11, respectively) and no recall of breast feeding (P = 0.005; P = 0.003, respectively). Also, COM was found significantly more often in children with two Greenlandic parents (OR = 3.07). A multiple logistic regression test denoted only parental history of OM (OR = 1.82) and long period of exclusive breast feeding (OR = 1.14) as significant predictors of AOM. CONCLUSIONS Many of the risk factors usually associated with AOM could not be confirmed as risk factors in this survey. Parental history of OM and long period of exclusive breast feeding were the strongest factors associated with AOM in Greenlandic children and ethnicity was associated with COM. However, the study confirms that AOM is a multifactorial disease determined by a number of genetic and environmental factors.
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- P Homøe
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Daly KA, Brown JE, Lindgren BR, Meland MH, Le CT, Giebink GS. Epidemiology of otitis media onset by six months of age. Pediatrics 1999; 103:1158-66. [PMID: 10353923 DOI: 10.1542/peds.103.6.1158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Although early otitis media (OM) onset predicts later recurrent and chronic OM, little research has been directed at illuminating the role of prenatal exposures in early OM. This prospective study examined prenatal, innate, and early environmental exposures associated with acute otitis media (AOM) onset and recurrent OM (ROM) by age 6 months. DESIGN AND METHODS Prospective study of 596 infants from a health maintenance organization followed from birth to 6 months. Mothers completed monthly forms on prenatal exposures (diet, medications, and illnesses) and infant risk factors (eg, smoke exposure and child care) during pregnancy and until infants were 6 months old. Urine samples were collected when infants were 2 months of age and analyzed for cotinine and creatinine. Physicians and nurse practitioners examined infants at each clinic visit and completed standard ear examination forms. RESULTS Thirty-nine percent had an episode of AOM and 20% had ROM by age 6 months. Using Cox's regression models to control for confounding, respiratory tract infection (relative risk [RR] 7.5), day care (RR 1. 7), >1 sibling (RR 1.4), maternal, paternal, and sibling OM history (RR 1.6, 1.5, and 1.7, respectively) were significantly related to early OM onset. ROM was related to respiratory tract infection (RR 9. 5), day care (RR 1.9), conjunctivitis (RR 2.0), maternal OM history (RR 1.9), and birth in the fall (RR 2.6). Among prenatal exposures, only high prenatal dietary vitamin C intake was significantly inversely related to early AOM with univariate but not multivariate analysis. CONCLUSION Prenatal factors were not linked to early AOM onset with multivariate analysis, but environmental and innate factors play an important role in early AOM onset. Strategies to reduce exposure to environmental variables could reduce rates of early AOM, which could potentially result in declining rates of ROM and chronic OME.
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- K A Daly
- Otitis Media Research Center, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Zeisel SA, Roberts JE, Neebe EC, Riggins R, Henderson FW. A longitudinal study of otitis media with effusion among 2- to 5-year-old African-American children in child care. Pediatrics 1999; 103:15-9. [PMID: 9917433 DOI: 10.1542/peds.103.1.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To prospectively document the prevalence of otitis media with effusion (OME) in 86 African-American children between ages 2 and 5 years. STUDY DESIGN Eighty-six children in center-based child care whose ear status had been followed from infancy continued to be observed. Middle ear status was assessed by pneumatic otoscopy and tympanometry biweekly. RESULTS The prevalence of OME decreased as children became older. The mean proportion of examinations demonstrating bilateral OME (BOME) ranged from 12% between 24 to 30 months to 4% between 54 to 60 months of age. The mean proportion of exams revealing bilateral normal ears increased from 77% at 24 to 30 months to 88% at 54 to 60 months of age. Although 60 children had experienced BOME that lasted 4 months or longer in the 6- to 24-month age period, only 8 of these children experienced at least 4 months of continuous BOME between 24 to 60 months. CONCLUSIONS The proportion of time with BOME decreased progressively with increasing age in this population. Only 8 of 60 children who had experienced more than 4 consecutive months of BOME before 2 years of age continued to manifest persistent effusion or experience recurrences of prolonged BOME after 2 years of age.
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- S A Zeisel
- Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Rovers MM, Hofstad EA, Franken-van den Brand KI, Straatman H, Ingels K, van der Wilt GJ, Zielhuis GA. Prognostic factors for otitis media with effusion in infants. Clin Otolaryngol 1998; 23:543-6. [PMID: 9884810 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2273.1998.2360543.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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To determine the prognostic factors for otitis media with effusion (OME) in 1-year-old infants, we studied 240 patients and 366 controls in a case-cohort study. On univariate analysis factors which were associated with OME were family history, older siblings, upper respiratory infections and acute otitis media (AOM). After multivariate analysis, however, only the occurrence of more than four upper respiratory infections and children with older siblings were associated with OME. Thus, upper respiratory infections and older siblings appear to be related to the development of OME.
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- M M Rovers
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Apostolopoulos K, Xenelis J, Tzagaroulakis A, Kandiloros D, Yiotakis J, Papafragou K. The point prevalence of otitis media with effusion among school children in Greece. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 1998; 44:207-14. [PMID: 9780065 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5876(98)00002-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Tympanometry, pneumatic otoscopy and acoustic reflex tests performed on 5121 school children aged 6-12 years old, during late spring and early autumn of 1996. Demographic, social, medical and birth related data were collected for each child separately. The study was undertaken in order to evaluate the prevalence of otitis media with effusion in a sample of the general population in Greece and to investigate the correlations with possible risk factors. A total of 6.5% had unilateral or bilateral type B or C2 tympanogramms, and negative reflex suggestive of otitis media with effusion. The finding indicates a rather low prevalence of otitis media with effusion in school children in Greece compared with other countries. This study, also has shown that there was a statistical significant relationship between secretory otitis media (SOM) and, age, sex, mother's education, parental smoking, breast-feeding, allergy and previous otitis media. No correlation was found in relation to the climate of residence, premature birth, number of siblings, mother's gestational age, birth skull circumference, birth body weight and length.
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- K Apostolopoulos
- Ear Nose and Throat Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Athens, Hippokration Hospital of Athens, Greece
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Prellner K, Kalm O. Are there immunological or genetic markers that can predict recurrent acute otitis media? Ann N Y Acad Sci 1997; 830:82-94. [PMID: 9616669 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1997.tb51881.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- K Prellner
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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Ryding M, Konradsson K, Kalm O, Prellner K. Sequelae of recurrent acute otitis media. Ten-year follow-up of a prospectively studied cohort of children. Acta Paediatr 1997; 86:1208-13. [PMID: 9401515 DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1997.tb14848.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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In a cohort of 113 children prospectively followed from birth to the age of 3, two subgroups were discerned: one with recurrent acute otitis media (rAOM), the other subgroup with no AOM at all ("healthy" children). At further follow-up at the age of 10, no child had AOM or secretory otitis media (SOM), but between 3 and 7 y of age the rAOM subgroup was characterized by a significantly higher incidence of AOM as well as protracted secretory otitis media (SOM) episodes than was the "healthy" subgroup. The two subgroups did not differ significantly in hearing-thresholds at pure tone audiometry. After the age of 7, the incidence of AOM was the same in both groups. It is concluded that children with frequent AOM episodes before the age of 3 need long-term follow-up to school age, but seem not be predisposed to chronic SOM.
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- M Ryding
- Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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There is convincing evidence that breast-feeding is protective against gastro-enteritis and diarrhoea, but for other infections the situation is less clear cut. There is evidence that breast-fed infants are at increased risk of one infection (infant botulism). They are probably not significantly protected from upper respiratory tract infections (other than otitis media.), but they may be at a decreased risk of lower respiratory tract infections, particularly those associated with respiratory syncytial virus. There is strong evidence that Haemophilus influenzae B infection is more likely in the bottle-fed infant, and consistent evidence of protection of young children from chronic otitis media with prolonged breast-feeding.
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- J Golding
- Unit of Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, University of Bristol, UK
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Kvaerner KJ, Nafstad P, Hagen JA, Mair IW, Jaakkola JJ. Recurrent acute otitis media: the significance of age at onset. Acta Otolaryngol 1997; 117:578-84. [PMID: 9288216 DOI: 10.3109/00016489709113441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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In order to assess the relationship between recurrent acute otitis media (rAOM) and age at first acute otitis media (AOM) episode, a prospective cohort of 3754 Norwegian children born in 1992-1993 was followed from birth to 2 years. Recurrent acute otitis media was defined by the criterion of four or more episodes of AOM during a 12-month period. Approximately 5.4% of the children experienced rAOM before the age of 2. Furthermore, children whose first AOM episode occurred before the age of 9 months were at a significantly higher risk for developing rAOM compared to children whose first AOM episode was 10-12 months. In children who had the first ear infection during the first 9 months of life, one-quarter developed rAOM before the age of 2. Multiple logistic regression analysis adjusted for confounding showed that gender and a familial history of atopy were significantly associated with rAOM. In conclusion, the present study found an association between age at first AOM episode and the later subsequent AOM proneness. Additionally, both gender and a family history of atopy seemed to predispose towards otitis-proneness.
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- K J Kvaerner
- Section of Epidemiology, National Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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Question 4 Existe-t-il une prévention possible des rhinopharyngites et otites récidivantes ? Med Mal Infect 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s0399-077x(97)80030-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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