| |
Total
|
Purulent Effusions
|
Nonpurulent Effusions
| |
|---|
| |
No. of Children (column %) (n = 207)
|
No. of Children (column %) (n = 38)
|
No. of Children (column %) (n = 169)
|
p-value
|
|---|
|
Age
|
|
<1
|
33 (16)
|
5 (13)
|
28 (17)
|
0.03
|
|
1–3
|
103 (50)
|
25 (66)
|
78 (46)
| |
|
>3
|
69 (33)
|
7 (18)
|
62 (37)
| |
|
Gender
|
|
Male
|
139 (67)
|
21 (55)
|
118 (70)
|
0.09
|
|
Female
|
68 (33)
|
17 (45)
|
51 (30)
| |
|
Race
|
|
White
|
123 (60)
|
29 (76)
|
94 (56)
|
0.09
|
|
Black
|
44 (21)
|
5 (13)
|
39 (23)
| |
|
Hispanic
|
36 (17)
|
3 (8)
|
33 (20)
| |
|
Other
|
2 (1)
|
0 (0)
|
2 (1)
| |
|
Currently on Antibioticsa
|
|
Yes
|
26 (13)
|
7 (18)
|
19 (11)
|
0.27
|
|
No
|
179 (86)
|
30 (79)
|
149 (88)
| |
|
Currently on Allergy Medicinesb
|
|
Yes
|
44 (21)
|
8 (21)
|
36 (21)
|
1.00
|
|
No
|
160 (77)
|
30 (79)
|
130 (77)
| |
|
Previous Ear Infections
|
|
Yes
|
145 (70)
|
33 (87)
|
112 (66)
|
0.008
|
|
No
|
57 (28)
|
4 (11)
|
53 (31)
| |
|
Previously on Antibioticsc
|
|
Yes
|
100 (48)
|
26 (68)
|
74 (44)
|
0.007
|
|
No
|
107 (52)
|
12 (32)
|
95 (56)
| |
|
Adenoidectomy
|
|
Yes
|
16 (8)
|
0 (0)
|
16 (9)
|
0.046
|
|
No
|
186 (90)
|
38 (100)
|
148 (88)
| |
|
Previous Ear Tubes
|
|
Yes
|
49 (24)
|
6 (16)
|
43 (25)
|
0.21
|
|
No
|
153 (74)
|
32 (84)
|
121 (72)
| |
|
Cleft Palate
|
|
Yes
|
9 (4)
|
1 (3)
|
8 (5)
|
1.00
|
|
No
|
189 (91)
|
37 (97)
|
152 (90)
| |
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aCurrent antibiotics include: Amoxicillin, Amoxicillin + Clavulanic Acid, Azithromycin, Cefdinir, Cefpodoxime, Cefprozil, Sulfamethoxazole.
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bCurrent allergy medicines include: Budesonide, Cetirizine, Clemastine, Diphenhydramine, Fexofenadine, Fluticasone, Levocetirizine, Loratadine, Mometasone, Montelukast, Olopatadine.
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cPrevious antibiotics include: Amoxicillin, Amoxicillin + Clavulanic Acid, Azithromycin, Cefdinir, Cefpodoxime, Cefprozil, Ceftriaxone, Cefuroxime, Ciprofloxacin, Clindamycin, Sulfamethoxazole.
