Background: Acute otitis media is a common reason for antibiotic prescribing, despite strong evidence that antibiotics provide minimal benefit. Studies have demonstrated that patients' (or parents ...

Howard Bauchner, MD Rovers MM et al. Otitis media. Lancet 2004 Feb 7; 363:465-73. Click here for Journal Watch subscription information.

But the specific cause often depends on where the infection is occurring within the ear. Middle ear infections, also known as acute otitis media (AOM), occur in the air-filled space behind the eardrum ...

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Doctors may go this route for mild cases of middle ear infection, also known as acute otitis media, in an attempt to allow the immune system to fight off the infection on its own without the help ...

This systematic review aimed to map and summarize the existing literature on the use of osteopathic manipulative techniques (OMT) in the management of acute otitis media (AOM) in pediatric patients, ...

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ABSTRACT: Background: Acute otitis media (AOM) is among the most common paediatric diseases and a leading cause of morbidity in children. Common etiologic pathogens include non-typable Haemophilus ...

BACKGROUND Acute otitis media (AOM) is the most common bacterial co-infection of viral bronchiolitis. AIMS To evaluate the influence of AOM on the clinical course of bronchiolitis. SUBJECTS 150 ...

Citation Mulvaney CA, Galbraith K, Webster KE, Rana M, Connolly R, Marom T, Daniel M, Venekamp RP, Schilder AGM, MacKeith S. Antibiotics for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children. Cochrane ...