766 OTITIS MEDIA (OM) WITHIN 30 DAYS OF DIAGNOSIS: RECURRENCE OR REINFECTION?

Otitis media: diagnosis and treatment.

Acute otitis media is diagnosed in patients with acute onset, presence of middle ear effusion, physical evidence of middle ear inflammation, and symptoms such as pain, irritability, or fever. Acute otitis media is usually a complication of eustachian tube dysfunction that occurs during a viral upper respiratory tract infection. Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella cat...

[Diagnosis and treatment of otitis media].

Diagnostic criteria for acute otitis media include rapid onset of symptoms, middle ear effusion, and signs and symptoms of middle ear inflammation. Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis are the most common bacterial isolates from the middle ear fluid of children with acute otitis media. Fever, otalgia, headache, irritability, cough, rhinitis, listlessness, ...

Diagnosis of otitis media in dogs

Identifying and treating otitis media in pets is a challenging situation for the veterinarian, a frustrating event in the pet owner’s life, and a painful condition for the patient. When a veterinarian does not properly diagnose and treat otitis media, pet owners often seek second, third, and fourth opinions from neighbouring veterinary practices. The diagnosis of otitis media in dogs can be qui...

Diagnosis and management of acute otitis media.

This evidence-based clinical practice guideline provides recommendations to primary care clinicians for the management of children from 2 months through 12 years of age with uncomplicated acute otitis media (AOM). The American Academy of Pediatrics and American Academy of Family Physicians convened a committee composed of primary care physicians and experts in the fields of otolaryngology, epid...

Differential diagnosis of otitis media and externa.