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Examine the epidemiology and pathogenesis of acute otitis media and middle-ear effusions associated with day care attendance in young children.

July 1, 1986Clinical Infectious Diseases

Otitis Media Among Children in Day Care: Epidemiology and Pathogenesis

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FHFrederick W. HendersonGeothermal Technologies Office GGG. Scott GiebinkUniversity of Minnesota Medical Center

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Review reveals elevated middle-ear effusion risks among children in group day care, indicating a critical need to characterize viral and bacterial transmission dynamics.

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Examine the epidemiology and pathogenesis of acute otitis media and middle-ear effusions associated with day care attendance in young children.
Synthesized existing epidemiological literature investigating acute otitis media incidence and middle-ear effusion prevalence across home and group day care environments.
Evaluated laboratory and clinical findings addressing the roles of respiratory viruses and viral-bacterial interactions in middle-ear disease pathogenesis.
Point prevalence of middle-ear effusion is two to four times higher in children younger than four years old attending group day care centers compared with home care settings.
Viral infections and synergistic virus-bacteria interactions trigger acute middle-ear effusion, though definitive prospective studies quantifying differential risk and pathogen epidemiology across care settings remain absent.

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Henderson et al. (1986) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a93bfd3eea32b7d89ebb7a3 https://doi.org/10.1093/clinids/8.4.533

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Review reveals elevated middle-ear effusion risks among children in group day care, indicating a critical need to characterize viral and bacterial transmission dynamics.

Otitis Media Among Children in Day Care: Epidemiology and Pathogenesis

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Otitis Media Among Children in Day Care: Epidemiology and Pathogenesis

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