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Otitis Media, Adult [acute otitis media and chronic otitis media]
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PATHOGENS
Common pathogens for acute otitis media :
- S. pneumoniae
- Haemophilus influenzae (non-typeable)
- Moraxella catarrhalis
- Group A Streptococcus
- SARS-CoV-2
- While not common, case reports suggest it can cause AOM without classic URI symptoms.
Potential pathgoens for chronic otitis media
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- S. aureus
- Enterobacteriaceae
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis (consider if from regions with high rates of TB)
- Non-tubercular mycobacteria (rare)
- Aspergillusspecies
- Candida species (rare, more likely found as a colonizer)
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PATHOGENS
Common pathogens for acute otitis media :
- S. pneumoniae
- Haemophilus influenzae (non-typeable)
- Moraxella catarrhalis
- Group A Streptococcus
- SARS-CoV-2
- While not common, case reports suggest it can cause AOM without classic URI symptoms.
Potential pathgoens for chronic otitis media
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- S. aureus
- Enterobacteriaceae
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis (consider if from regions with high rates of TB)
- Non-tubercular mycobacteria (rare)
- Aspergillusspecies
- Candida species (rare, more likely found as a colonizer)
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Last updated: March 21, 2023
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul G. "Otitis Media, Adult [acute Otitis Media and Chronic Otitis Media]." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2023. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540408/all/Otitis_Media__Adult.
Auwaerter PG. Otitis Media, Adult [acute otitis media and chronic otitis media]. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540408/all/Otitis_Media__Adult. Accessed March 24, 2023.
Auwaerter, P. G. (2023). Otitis Media, Adult [acute otitis media and chronic otitis media]. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540408/all/Otitis_Media__Adult
Auwaerter PG. Otitis Media, Adult [acute Otitis Media and Chronic Otitis Media] [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. [cited 2023 March 24]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540408/all/Otitis_Media__Adult.
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