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SUBMITTER: Chong LY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8094871 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chong Lee-Yee LY Head Karen K Webster Katie E KE Dew Jessica J Richmond Peter P Snelling Tom T Bhutta Mahmood F MF Schilder Anne Gm AG Schilder Anne Gm AG Burton Martin J MJ Brennan-Jones Christopher G CG
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20210204 2
<h4>Background</h4>Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is a chronic inflammation and infection of the middle ear and mastoid cavity, characterised by ear discharge (otorrhoea) through a perforated tympanic membrane. The predominant symptoms of CSOM are ear discharge and hearing loss. Systemic antibiotics are a commonly used treatment option for CSOM, which act to kill or inhibit the growth of micro-organisms that may be responsible for the infection. Antibiotics can be used alone or in addit ...[more]