Family practice
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Long-term prognosis of acute otitis media in infancy: determinants of recurrent acute otitis media and persistent middle ear effusion.
Children under 2 years of age with acute otitis media are known to have a relatively poor prognosis. The objective of this study was to assess whether known determinants for recurrent acute otitis media and persistent middle ear effusion after an episode of acute otitis media during childhood also apply to children under 2 years. ⋯ Prediction of recurrent acute otitis media or persistent middle ear effusion in individual young children remains poor.