Practical management of recurrent acute otitis media

Management of acute otitis media.

A child with recurrent acute otitis media.

Acute otitis media refers to inflammation of the middle ear of rapid onset presenting with local symptoms, the most common being earache and rubbing or tugging of the affected ear and systemic signs such as fever, irritability and poor sleep. Acute otitis media may be caused by viral or bacterial pathogens. The commonest viral pathogens are Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Adenovirus and Influenza ...

Management of Acute Otitis Media: update.

CONTEXT Acute Otitis Media (AOM), a viral or bacterial infection of the ear, is the most common childhood infection for which antibiotics are prescribed in the United States. In 2001, the Southern California Evidence-based Practice Center conducted a systematic review of the evidence comparing treatments of AOM. OBJECTIVES This review updates the 2001 review findings on diagnosis and treatmen...

Diagnosis and management of acute otitis media.

This evidence-based clinical practice guideline provides recommendations to primary care clinicians for the management of children from 2 months through 12 years of age with uncomplicated acute otitis media (AOM). The American Academy of Pediatrics and American Academy of Family Physicians convened a committee composed of primary care physicians and experts in the fields of otolaryngology, epid...

Long-term prognosis of acute otitis media in infancy: determinants of recurrent acute otitis media and persistent middle ear effusion.

OBJECTIVES Children under 2 years of age with acute otitis media are known to have a relatively poor prognosis. The objective of this study was to assess whether known determinants for recurrent acute otitis media and persistent middle ear effusion after an episode of acute otitis media during childhood also apply to children under 2 years. METHODS STUDY DESIGN prospective study of 210 chi...