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Otitis media (OM) starts within weeks of birth in almost all Indigenous infants living in remote areas of the Northern Territory (NT).
Otitis media is very common in Aboriginal children in Western Australia and chronic ear disease causes major problems in speech and language development and education. Up until recently, most programmes dealing with the problem of OM have focused on clinical interventions rather than prevention. The Enhanced Prevention Working Group was established as part of the WA Child Ear Health Strategy (2017–2021). The Group has worked collaboratively to develop a set of recommendations for prevention of OM in Aboriginal children.
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