Tympanocentesis is indicated in children with acute otitis media who have had treatment failure with multiple rounds of antibiotic therapy. Among children with recurrent acute otitis media ...

Background: Acute otitis media (AOM) often occurs as a complication of upper respiratory tract infection (URI). Objective: To describe otoscopic findings during URI, the full clinical spectrum of ...

Objectives: (1) To determine the relationship between acute otitis media (AOM) pathogens isolated in cases of early clinical recurrence of AOM (occurring within 1 month from completion of therapy ...

The risk for moderate to severe infection in later childhood was associated with overall infection burden in early life.

Is the incidence of acute otitis media increasing or decreasing in the United States? Although the incidence of acute otitis media, and particularly of recurrent and refractory cases, has been ...

The Ministry of Health has issued an urgent directive requiring hospitals to prepare emergency and isolation measures as severe measles cases surge in the first three months of 2025.

Serous Otitis Media vs. Ear Infection Be aware that serous otitis media is not an ear infection, otherwise known as acute otitis media. While both have fluid in the middle ear space, fluid with acute ...

Otitis media (or middle ear infection) occurs when the middle ear space, located between the eardrum and the inner ear, becomes inflamed and infected. This can cause pain behind the ear and inside of ...