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Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Necrotising Otitis Externa Antibiotic therapy complications: A retrospective cohort analysis

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Abstract

NOE is a rare but life-threatening condition. Treatment is long-term intravenous antibiotics. However, there is no evidence on the complications of antibiotic treatment in this complex cohort of patients In our study, patients on average are treated with two different antibiotic regimes 63% of these changes in regimen are due to direct adverse effects from treatment including drug intolerance and lack of significant clinical response leading to deterioration and morbid complications Patients requiring multiple antibiotic regimes have a statistically longer duration of treatment. These adverse effects appear to occur more frequently in patients with additional comorbidities. This novel data provides information clinicians can use when initiating treatment for NOE and counsel patients appropriately

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