title: Otitis media: etiology and diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Turku University Hospital, Finland.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ruuskanen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Heikkinen
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000382:microbiology; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D001936:Moraxella catarrhalis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016870:Neisseriaceae Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000382:microbiology; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000150:complications; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000150:complications