TY - JOUR
T1 - Acute mastoiditis in children
T2 - Epidemiologic, clinical, microbiologic, and therapeutic aspects over past years
AU - Nussinovitch, M.
AU - Yoeli, R.
AU - Elishkevitz, K.
AU - Varsano, I.
PY - 2004/4
Y1 - 2004/4
N2 - Recent studies have indicated possible changes in the incidence of acute mastoiditis. A retrospective review of children discharged with a diagnosis of acute mastoiditis was undertaken to describe the epidemiology, clinical presentation, microbiology, and treatment of acute mastoiditis over past years. Demographic historic, clinical, and laboratory data were collected. Eighty-six children (88 episodes of acute mastoiditis) were identified (1 month-16 years) (median 3.3 years). Almost half had a history of middle ear disease; 8% recurrent episodes and 68.2% received antibiotics preadmission, 91.2% for acute otitis media. Bacterial etiology was established in 43 patients (68.2% isolation rate). Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Streptococcus pneumoniae were the most frequently isolated agents. This review showed a significant increase (150%) in the number of patients with acute mastoiditis.
AB - Recent studies have indicated possible changes in the incidence of acute mastoiditis. A retrospective review of children discharged with a diagnosis of acute mastoiditis was undertaken to describe the epidemiology, clinical presentation, microbiology, and treatment of acute mastoiditis over past years. Demographic historic, clinical, and laboratory data were collected. Eighty-six children (88 episodes of acute mastoiditis) were identified (1 month-16 years) (median 3.3 years). Almost half had a history of middle ear disease; 8% recurrent episodes and 68.2% received antibiotics preadmission, 91.2% for acute otitis media. Bacterial etiology was established in 43 patients (68.2% isolation rate). Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Streptococcus pneumoniae were the most frequently isolated agents. This review showed a significant increase (150%) in the number of patients with acute mastoiditis.
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U2 - 10.1177/000992280404300307
DO - 10.1177/000992280404300307
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C2 - 15094950
AN - SCOPUS:4143102377
VL - 43
SP - 261
EP - 267
JO - Clinical Pediatrics
JF - Clinical Pediatrics
SN - 0009-9228
IS - 3
ER -