2015 HSC Section 1 Book of Articles

Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery 149(1S)

Figure 8. Sample education sheet (page 2) for tympanostomy tube care, which may be modified to suit individual needs.

after 7 to 10 days ranged from 77% to 96% with topical ther- apy and from 30% to 67% with systemic antibiotic therapy. Explanations for improved outcomes with topical antibiotic therapy include increased drug concentration at the site of infection and improved coverage of likely pathogens,

systemic oral antibiotics (amoxicillin or amoxicillin-clavula- nate) for treating acute TTO in children. 123-125 Superior out- comes with topical therapy were achieved in some studies for clinical cure, 123-125 bacterial eradication, 124 and patient satis- faction. 124 Rates of clinical cure upon completion of therapy

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