Background Acute otitis media (AOM) is one of the most common diseases in childhood for
which antibiotics are commonly prescribed; a systematic review reported a pooled …

Objective A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies of the association between
secondhand tobacco smoke (SHTS) and middle ear disease (MED) in children. Data …

Background Although breastfeeding is touted as providing many health benefits to infants,
some aspects of this relationship remain poorly understood. Methods The Environmental …

Antibiotics will soon no longer be able to cure common illnesses such as strep throat,
sinusitis and middle ear infections as they have done for the last 60 years. Antibiotic …

Context: Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) affect children all over the world and are
associated with significant morbidity and mortality. RTIs are usually triggered by viruses …

Recurrent bacterial infections are a significant burden worldwide, and prior history of
infection is often a significant risk factor for developing new infections. For urinary tract …

Resistance to antibiotics is a major public-health concern and antibiotic use is being ever
more recognized as the main discriminatory pressure driving this resistance. The aim was to …

Background Information about antibiotic prescribing practice in primary care is not available
for Ireland, unlike other European countries. The study aimed to ascertain the types of …

Objectives In recent years welfare in Denmark has increased which might be expected to
reduce otitis media (OM) incidence. We examined the age-specific incidence of OM in a …

The microbiota of the upper respiratory tract (URT) protects the host from bacterial
pathogenic colonization by competing for adherence to epithelial cells and by immune …