دورية أكاديمية
Incidence and management of acute otitis media in adults: a primary care-based cohort study.
| العنوان: | Incidence and management of acute otitis media in adults: a primary care-based cohort study. |
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| المؤلفون: | Rijk MH; Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands., Hullegie S; Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands., Schilder AGM; Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.; National Institute of Health Research, University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK.; evidENT, Ear Institute, University College London, London, UK., Kortekaas MF; Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands., Damoiseaux RAMJ; Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands., Verheij TJM; Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands., Venekamp RP; Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands. |
| المصدر: | Family practice [Fam Pract] 2021 Jul 28; Vol. 38 (4), pp. 448-453. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Oxford University Press Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 8500875 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1460-2229 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 02632136 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Fam Pract Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Original Publication: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [c1983- |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Otitis Media*/drug therapy , Otitis Media*/epidemiology, Acute Disease ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Cohort Studies ; Humans ; Incidence ; Primary Health Care ; Prospective Studies ; Young Adult |
| مستخلص: | Background: Although primarily considered a childhood disease, acute otitis media (AOM) also occurs in adults. Data on the burden of this condition in adults are, however, scarce. Objective: To explore the primary care incidence and current management of AOM in adults. Methods: All patients aged 15 and older included in the routine health care database of the Julius General Practitioners' Network were followed from 2015 to 2018 (contributing to a total of 1 261 575 person-years). We extracted data on AOM episodes, AOM-related consultations, comorbidities, and antibiotic and analgesic prescriptions. Results: Five thousand three hundred and fifty-eight patients experienced one or more AOM episodes (total number of AOM episodes: 6667; mean 1.2 per patient). The overall AOM incidence was 5.3/1000 person-years and was fairly stable over the study period. Incidence was particularly high in atopic patients (7.3/1000 person-years) and declined with age (from 7.1 in patients 15-39 years of age to 2.7/1000 person-years in those aged 64 years and older). Oral antibiotics, predominantly amoxicillin, were prescribed in 46%, and topical antibiotics in 21% of all episodes. Conclusion: Over the past years, the incidence of AOM in adults in primary care has been stable. Oral antibiotic prescription rates resemble those in children with AOM, whereas a remarkably high topical antibiotic prescription rate was observed. Future prognostic research should inform on the need and feasibility of prospective studies into the best management strategy in this condition. (© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.) |
| معلومات مُعتمدة: | NIHR-RP-011-045 United Kingdom DH_ Department of Health |
| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: Adult; epidemiology; incidence; otitis media; primary health care; treatment |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20210128 Date Completed: 20211025 Latest Revision: 20211025 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20231215 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/fampra/cmaa150 |
| PMID: | 33506857 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 1460-2229 |
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| DOI: | 10.1093/fampra/cmaa150 |