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VALIDITY OF THE CLINICAL FEATURES IN DIAGNOSING ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA AMONG CHILDREN UNDER 60 MONTHS OF AGE
Ahmed Najeeb Mohammed* and Muwaffaq Mahmood Younis
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Aim of study: The aim of study is to assess the validity of clinical features in diagnosing acute otitis media among children under five years of age. Material and methods: Case-series study design was adopted for this study, based on 10% sample size of the average monthly attendance to the pediatric department in Mosul General hospital(n?1192). Results: A sample of 150 patients suffering from acute respiratory infections were studied, 29 patients (19.33%) had acute otitis media, their main age was 21.2±13.9 months), while male to female ratio was 1.41:1. Conclusion: According to the present study, among all the individual clinical indications of acute otitis media, earache had the best characteristics also with high positive predictive value.
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