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Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment as a Useful Adjunctive Tool for Pneumonia
Published on: May 6, 2014
[Conservative treatment of exacerbation of chronic purulent otitis media]
S A Karpishchenko1, O N Sopko2, A N Bervinova2
1Saint Petersburg Research Institute of Ear, Throat, Nose and Speech of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
The Purpose Of The Work:
Is to study the efficacy of treatment of exacerbation of chronic tubotympanic purulent otitis media with Otofa drug with the active substance Rifamycin.
Material And Methods:
Performed a retrospective analysis of 37 medical histories of patients who applied to the otorhinolaryngology clinic with a diagnosis of exacerbation of chronic purulent tubotympanic otitis media in the period from January 2019 to December 2019.
Results:
Noted relief of symptoms such as throbbing noise and pain in patients receiving the topical Otofa drug (active ingredient Rifamycin) by the 3th day of therapy. Otofa also reduced otorrhea by the 5th day of therapy.
Conclusion:
The study showed the high clinical efficacy of Otofa ear drops containing the Rifamycin antibiotic.
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