id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-298807-67psjrt3 Morris, Peter S. Acute and Chronic Otitis Media 2009-12-31 .txt text/plain 5590 380 47 Leach, PhD a,b Upper respiratory tract infections (including otitis media) are the most common illnesses affecting children. Communities where more than 4% of children experience chronic tympanic membrane perforation secondary to suppurative infection are high-risk populations. If the duration of the discharge is uncertain, perforations Box 2 A simple PubMed search strategy to identify evidence-based guidelines, evidence-based summaries, systematic reviews, and RCTs on otitis media and additional studies involving Indigenous children that are easily visible (covering >2% of the tympanic membrane) are more likely to be associated with CSOM. 14, 82 Children who experience frequent suppurative infections (including those with immunodeficiency or persistent bacterial rhinosinusitis) are at greatest risk of developing CSOM as a complication of tympanostomy tubes. Antibiotics for the prevention of acute and chronic suppurative otitis media in children Effectiveness of ototopical antibiotics for chronic suppurative otitis media in Aboriginal children: a community-based, multicentre, double-blind randomised controlled trial ./cache/cord-298807-67psjrt3.txt ./txt/cord-298807-67psjrt3.txt