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Recurrence up to 3.5 years after antibiotic treatment of acute otitis media in very young Dutch children: survey of trial participants

BMJ 2009; 338 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b2525 (Published 30 June 2009) Cite this as: BMJ 2009;338:b2525

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MANAGING ear infection

fully agree with RajivKapil-Bhatinda.
Moreover we are interested in, or the goal of patient's visit is that it
should not recur and should not become chronic and should not lead to
deafness. So studying only recurrence rate does not give full picture of
disease - all aspects must show improvement with any intervention. One may
add less expensive- short duration about treatment to this goal.

Competing interests:
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Competing interests: No competing interests

17 July 2009
Jayendra Gohil
Prof Pediatrics
Bhavnagar India 364002