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Overview
The incidence of otitis externa is high. In Netherlands, it has been estimated at 1200-1400 per 100,000 population per year, and has been shown to affect more than 1% of a sample of the population in the United Kingdom over a 12 month period.[1]
Incidence
- The incidence of otitis externa is usually high:
- The incidence of otitis externa is greater in climates that experience more year-round humidity, increased by a more conducive climate to bacterial and fungal colonization.[4][5]
References
- ↑ van Balen F, Smit W, Zuithoff N, Verheij T (2003). "Clinical efficacy of three common treatments in acute otitis externa in primary care: randomised controlled trial". BMJ. 327 (7425): 1201–5. PMID 14630756.Full text
- ↑ "Estimated Burden of Acute Otitis Externa --- United States, 2003--2007".
- ↑ van Balen, F. A M (2003). "Clinical efficacy of three common treatments in acute otitis externa in primary care: randomised controlled trial". BMJ. 327 (7425): 1201–1205. doi:10.1136/bmj.327.7425.1201. ISSN 0959-8138.
- ↑ Martin TJ, Kerschner JE, Flanary VA (2005). "Fungal causes of otitis externa and tympanostomy tube otorrhea". Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. 69 (11): 1503–8. doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2005.04.012. PMID 15927274.
- ↑ Ramos GP, Rocha JL, Tuon FF (2013). "Seasonal humidity may influence Pseudomonas aeruginosa hospital-acquired infection rates". Int. J. Infect. Dis. 17 (9): e757–61. doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2013.03.002. PMID 23639485.