Paula Tähtinen
 
 paula.tahtinen@utu.fi  | 
 Areas of expertise 
Expertese
Expertese
 Publications  
  
            - Rhinovirus C Is Associated With Severe Wheezing and Febrile Respiratory Illness in Young Children  (2020)  
- Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
 
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Panel 1: Biotechnology, biomedical engineering and new models of otitis media  (2019)  
- International Journal of Pediatric OtorhinolaryngologyInternational Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
 
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Smartphone Otoscopy Performed by Parents  (2019)  
- Telemedicine and e-Health
 
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Adaptation of pain scales for parent observation: are pain scales and symptoms useful in detecting pain of young children with the suspicion of acute otitis media?  (2018)  
- BMC PediatricsJAMA Pediatrics
 
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Effect of Antimicrobial Treatment on the Resolution of Middle-Ear Effusion After Acute Otitis MediaCan nurses exclude middle-ear effusion without otoscopy in young asymptomatic children in primary care?  (2018)  
- Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
 
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Impact of Antimicrobial Treatment for Acute Otitis Media on Carriage Dynamics of Penicillin-Susceptible and Penicillin-Nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae  (2018)  
- Journal of Infectious Diseases
 
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Pneumococcal Phenotype and Interaction with Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae as Determinants of Otitis Media Progression  (2018)  
- Infection and Immunity
 
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Can changes in parentally measured acoustic reflectometry levels predict the middle ear status?  (2017)  
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Prognostic Factors for Treatment Failure in Acute Otitis Media  (2017)  
- Pediatrics
 
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Close Follow-up in Children With Acute Otitis Media Initially Managed Without Antimicrobials  (2016)  
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) -   (2015)  
- Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health CareLääkärilehti
 
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Can trained nurses exclude acute otitis media with tympanometry or acoustic reflectometry in symptomatic children?Parental role in the diagnostics of otitis media: can parents be taught to use tympanometry reliably?  (2015)  
- Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health CareInternational Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
 
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Miten äkillistä välikorvatulehdusta hoidetaan?Symptoms or Symptom-Based Scores Cannot Predict Acute Otitis Media at Otitis-Prone Age  (2015)  
- Potilaan lääkärilehtiPediatrics
 
(E1 Popularised article) - Parental role in the diagnostics of otitis media: can layman parents use spectral gradient acoustic reflectometry reliably?  (2015)  
- International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
 
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Role of Nasopharyngeal Bacteria and Respiratory Viruses in Acute Symptoms of Young Children.  (2015)  
- Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
 
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Äkillisen välikorvatulehduksen hoito ja diagnostiikka : tärykalvon punoitus ei riitä  (2014)  
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) -   (2014)  
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - A Placebo-Controlled Trial of Antimicrobial Treatment for Acute Otitis Media  (2011)  
- New England Journal of Medicine
 
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) -   (2010)  
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) 



