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Acute Otitis Media, Pediatric

Pranita Tamma, M.D.

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PATHOGENS

Bacterial and/or respiratory viral pathogens can be isolated from middle ear aspirates from children with acute otitis media (AOM).
In the era of pneumococcal conjugate vaccination, the most common bacteria implicated in AOM:
- Streptococcus pneumoniae (~30%)
- Nontypable Haemophilus influenzae (~30%)
- Moraxella catarrhalis (~15%)
Pathogens occasionally involved in AOM include: Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus and oral anaerobic bacteria.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa may be present in middle ear fluid in children with chronic otitis media.

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Last updated: April 29, 2014

Citation

Tamma, Pranita. "Acute Otitis Media, Pediatric." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2014. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540632/all/Acute_Otitis_Media__Pediatric.

Tamma P. Acute Otitis Media, Pediatric. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2014. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540632/all/Acute_Otitis_Media__Pediatric. Accessed December 14, 2018.

Tamma, P. (2014). Acute Otitis Media, Pediatric. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. Available from https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540632/all/Acute_Otitis_Media__Pediatric

Tamma P. Acute Otitis Media, Pediatric [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2014. [cited 2018 December 14]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540632/all/Acute_Otitis_Media__Pediatric

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