Otitis Media, Adult [acute otitis media and chronic otitis media]

PATHOGENS

Common pathogens for acute otitis media :

• S. pneumoniae
• Haemophilus influenzae (non-typeable)
• Moraxella catarrhalis
• Group A Streptococcus
• SARS-CoV-2
  • While not common, case reports suggest it can cause AOM without classic URI symptoms.

Potential pathgoens for chronic otitis media

• Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• S. aureus
• Enterobacteriaceae
• Mycobacterium tuberculosis (consider if from regions with high rates of TB)
• Non-tubercular mycobacteria (rare)
• Aspergillusspecies
• Candida species (rare, more likely found as a colonizer)