How to use ear swabs when managing ear infections

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How to use ear swabs when managing ear infections

Michael Addidle

Ear canal
Anatomy of the human ear [Image: Lars Chittka and Axel Brockmann, CC BY 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons]

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This article was first published online on 3 July.

This article looks at how to best use the microbiology laboratory when managing otitis externa and chronic suppurative otitis media

Key points, Ear swabs are only required for selected cases of otitis externa, as outlined in this article. It is important to become familiar with the expectati, Pract Green w Pale Yellow
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