Publications by authors named "Mihoko Irimada"
Background: Ventilation tube (VT) insertion is the most common treatment for otitis media with effusion (OME). However, OME recurrence and persistent tympanic membrane (TM) perforation after VT removal are encountered in a certain percentage of such children.
Methods: This study was performed to determine the outcomes of children who underwent long-term VT insertion.
Streptococcus (S.) pyogenes is well recognized as the most common pathogen causing pharyngotonsillitis in school-age children. In Japan, mucoid Streptococcus pneumoniae is well known as a causative agent of severe acute otitis media (AOM); however, mucoid S.
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- Acute otitis media (AOM) is a common ear infection in children, specifically focusing on cases caused by Haemophilus influenzae at Tohoku Rosai Hospital from 2006 to 2011.* -
- Out of 74 children studied, many H. influenzae isolates showed resistance to ampicillin, and while biofilms were formed by most isolates, this did not correlate significantly with relapses or treatment failures.* -
- The study concluded that the disease has complex causes, but improvements in severity scores after one week of treatment could predict better outcomes for AOM patients.*
We investigated rapid diagnosis of acute otitis media, (AOM) with the Binax NOW® Streptococcus pneumoniae test kit. Middle ear fluid specimens were obtained from 38 children with AOM (mean age: 1.1 years).
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