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To assess the effects of systemic antibiotics for people with chronic suppurative otitis media.

To assess the effects of topical antibiotics for people with chronic suppurative otitis media.

To assess the effects of adding a topical steroid to topical antibiotics in the treatment of people with chronic suppurative otitis media

These data provide evidence that otitis-prone children do not have impaired functional cell mediated immunity

This Clinical Puzzle article describes our current knowledge of chronic otitis media and the existing research models for this condition

The production of functional antipneumococcal antibodies in otitisprone children demonstrates that they respond to the current pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV)and are likely to respond to pneumolysin-based vaccines as effectively as healthy children.

Our findings are in line with a number of epidemiological studies which show a positive association between breastfeeding and OM in early childhood

Researchers from The Kids Research Institute Australia have been awarded a $1.1 million NHMRC ‘Targeted Call for Hearing Health’ grant to conduct the first ever study following Aboriginal babies from birth through to five years to uncover the true prevalence of middle ear infections and hearing loss.

Research projects sharing in a $2.1 million funding boost will seek to translate research findings into changes that benefit patients and help the health system run more efficiently.

Two The Kids Research Institute Australia research teams have been awarded more than $3.5 million to fund innovative projects.