Otitis media.
Otitis media represents a broad spectrum of disease, which include acute otitis media and otitis media with effusion. As immunization with the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine has become more widespread, the microbiological landscape of otitis media has changed, which affects the treatment options facing clinicians worldwide. This review discusses the diagnosis and medical management of acute and chronic suppurative otitis media, the changes noted over the past decade, and briefly expounds on the surgical management of their severe complications.
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Michael
M
Cunningham
Elizabeth
E
Guardiani
Hung Jeffrey
HJ
Kim
Itzhak
I
Brook
D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*