Acute Otitis Media

作者：Dickson Gretchen^*

来源：Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice , 2014, 41(1): 11-+.

DOI：10.1016/j.pop.2013.10.002

• Acute otitis media
• Otitis media with effusion
• Antibiotics
• Tympanostomy tube

1 in 4 children will have at least 1 episode of acute otitis media (AOM) by age 10. AOM results from infection of fluid that has become trapped in the middle ear. The bacteria that most often cause AOM are Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis. Differentiating AOM from otitis media with effusion (OME) is a critical skill for physicians, as accurate diagnosis will guide appropriate treatment of these conditions. Although fluid is present in the middle ear in both conditions, the fluid is not infected in OME as is seen in AOM patients.

• 出版日期2014-3