Otolaryngology News

Respiratory viruses and pathogenic bacteria figured significantly in the development of acute otitis media, irrespective of HIV status, in South African children, according to study results.

Between 2006 and 2012, increases were reported in screening, diagnosis, and early intervention rates for hearing loss in U.S. infants, according to the CDC.

Based on emergency department visits, rehospitalization, and associated costs, the burden of infectious diseases among U.S. children appears to be significant, according to recent findings.

The FDA today announced the approval of Xtoro eardrops for the treatment of acute otitis externa caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus.

Black children diagnosed with otitis media during an ambulatory care visit were more likely to receive guideline-recommended narrow-spectrum antibiotics than nonblack children, according to study results.

Rapid antigen diagnostic tests, such as molecular tests, can be used to streamline management of sore throat in primary care based on recent data that show they had good sensitivity and specificity when diagnosing group A streptococcal pharyngitis.

Recent data show complication rates for ventilation tube insertion did not differ among children with or without cleft lip or palate, indicating treatment guidelines should not differ.

Infrared ear thermometers are less accurate than rectal thermometers and should not be used in place of them, according to study findings in Clinical Pediatrics.

Children with recurrent acute otitis media treated by tympanostomy with or without adenoidectomy do not have any additional quality of life improvement; however, the surgery prevents more episodes, according to recent study findings published in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.

Routine tonsillectomy care processes and outcomes vary significantly among hospitals in the United States, according to recent study findings published in Pediatrics.