Streptococcus pneumoniae causes otitis media with higher fever and more redness of tympanic membranes than Haemophilus influenzae or Moraxella catarrhalis.
Rodriguez
W J
WJ
Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Pediatrics, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA. eayala@cnmc.org
Schwartz
R H
RH
D000208:Acute Disease; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology*; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D016870:Neisseriaceae Infections / Q000503:physiopathology; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000473:pathology