Pediatric Acute Mastoiditis: Recent Evolutions in Clinical Presentation and Microbiology

Review Data

Q: Is the topic relevant to the journal area of interest? Is it contemporary and interesting for

researchers?

A: Good

Abstract & Keywords

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A: Good

Goal

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A: Good

Structure

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A: Good

Tools and Methods

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A: Good

Discussion & Conclusion

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A: Good

Comments: The Discussion puts forth 12 consecutive cases in the study of pediatric acute mastoiditis (PAM) as a complication of acute otitis media. The Discussion also provides the microbiological and clinical evolutions among the patients presenting pediatric acute mastoiditis (PAM) and highlights the possibilities for the rise in complications in PAM. The Conclusion state the observations of the study establishing the change in trend with a shift in the causative agents – leading to a rapid progression to complications and increasing need for surgery. Lastly, the Conclusion underlines the importance of identifying the predicting factors for a complicated course of the disease.

Literature

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A: Good

Author's knowledge

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A: Good

Length

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A: Good

Figures & Tables

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A: Good

Writing style

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A: Good

Comments: There are few errors found in the manuscript, which are as follows; the highlighted sentence must be checked by the author.

·       The word “abscess” has been misspelled as “abcess”.

·       Under Materials and Methods, 5^th paragraph, “Laboratory tests involving… admission and during follow up” must be written as “Laboratory tests involving… admission and follow up”.

·       In section Materials and Methods, 11^th paragraph, a link ‘https://boppi.org’ provided is invalid and needs to be checked.

Further comments on the paper

Comments: The manuscript presents 12 consecutive cases of pediatric acute mastoiditis providing the current evolutions in clinical presentation and microbiology. The research illustrates the diagnosis of acute mastoiditis based on the clinical signs of the patient. Further, the manuscript discusses the treatment and management of children with acute mastoiditis providing relevant literature.

Q: Would you recommend this manuscript for further publication?

A: Yes - Suitable to be published

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