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acute otitis media |
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Acute otitis media Inflammation of the middle ear with signs of infection lasting less than three months. Mentioned in: Myringotomy and Ear Tubes acute otitis media Acute ear infection ENT A bacterial or viral middle ear inflammation that is most common in children, which presents with a rapid onset of pain, irritability, anorexia, or vomiting Risk factors Children with siblings, day
care centers with ≥ 7 children, ♂, Native Americans, Eskimos, tobacco smoke, family history of atopy; AOM is ↓ in summer and in breast-fed infants Microbiology S pneumoniae, H influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, RSV,
rhinovirus, adenovirus, influenza virus; OM is more common in children as their eustachian tubes are shorter, narrower, and more horizontal than adults Risk factors Recent illness, crowded or unsanitary living conditions, heredity, high altitude,
cold climate, bottle feeding allowing fluid to pool in the throat at the eustachian tube Treatment 1st-line, amoxicillin; 2nd-line, amoxicillin-clavulanate, TS, erythromycin-sulfisoxazole See Otitis externa, Otitis media. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Acute otitis media in an era of increasing antimicrobial resistance and universal administration of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. The children in the test group given osteopathic adjustments experienced fewer cases of acute otitis media. Recurrent acute otitis media leads to decreased quality of life measurements in children and is also stressful to their caregivers (Brouwer et al. |
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