Contrasting Purulent and Non-purulent Middle Ear Effusions: A Study of Otitis Media Etiology
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- title
- Contrasting Purulent and Non-purulent Middle Ear Effusions: A Study of Otitis Media Etiology
- author
- Holder, Robert Christopher
- abstract
- Otitis media (OM) is a very common childhood illness. OM is the reason for the majority of pediatric office visits and antibiotic prescriptions for children. 80% of children under the age of 3 will experience at least one episode of OM, and a portion of these children will experience multiple OM episodes by age 7. The economic burden associated with OM is estimated to be $3-5 billion annually. A small number of OM cases involve sequelae, such as acute mastoiditis, that can have fatal consequences if left untreated.
- subject
- Alloiococcus otitidis
- Haemophilus influenzae
- Moraxella catarrhalis
- Multiplex PCR
- Otitis Media
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
- contributor
- Reid, Sean (committee chair)
- Ornelles, David (committee member)
- Claiborne, Al (committee member)
- Deora, Rajendar (committee member)
- Peters, Timothy (committee member)
- date
- 2015-08-25T08:35:39Z (accessioned)
- 2015-08-25T08:35:39Z (available)
- 2015 (issued)
- degree
- Microbiology & Immunology (discipline)
- identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10339/57272 (uri)
- language
- en (iso)
- publisher
- Wake Forest University
- type
- Dissertation