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Cystic fibrosis mutation classes in pediatric otitis media - Fickle or faulty?
American journal of otolaryngology - 1 Jan 2000
Kaffenberger Thomas M, Eichar Bradley W, McCoy Jennifer L, Yang Tiffany S, Shaffer Amber D, Dohar Joseph E
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PURPOSE: Recent data have challenged the historical paradigm that cystic fibrosis (CF) protects against otitis media (OM). These findings raised questions about the pathogenesis of this ostensible change. In this study our aim is to characterize acute OM (AOM) risk based on CF genotype. METHODS: A retrospective chart review was completed at a tertiary care pediatric hospital. Charts of 159 CF patients seen at our...
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