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Shortage of ear, nose, and throat specialists in public hospitals can result in delays in the detection and management of otitis media. This study introduced a new hospital-based telehealth service, named the Ear Portal, and investigated its role in improving access to specialist care.

To identify and review key research advances from the literature published between 2019 and 2023 on the diagnosis and microbiology of otitis media (OM) including acute otitis media (AOM), recurrent AOM (rAOM), otitis media with effusion (OME), chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) and AOM complications (mastoiditis). 

PCV10 did not reduce NTHi density in the nasopharynx or middle ear, and was associated with increased pneumococcal nasopharyngeal density

The relationship between early life episodes of otitis media and later behavioural development with adjustment for confounders.

To assess the effectiveness of antibiotics versus antiseptics for people with chronic suppurative otitis media.

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

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