Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Acute Otitis Media, Pediatric
PATHOGENS
- In the era of pneumococcal conjugate vaccination, the most common bacteria implicated in AOM:
- Streptococcus pneumoniae (~15-25%)
- Nontypable Haemophilus influenzae (~50-60%)
- Moraxella catarrhalis (~15%)
- Pathogens occasionally involved in AOM include:
- Streptococcus pyogenes
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Oral anaerobic bacteria.
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Last updated: August 9, 2019
Citation
Tamma, Pranita. "Acute Otitis Media, Pediatric." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2019. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540632/all/Acute_Otitis_Media__Pediatric.
Tamma P. Acute Otitis Media, Pediatric. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540632/all/Acute_Otitis_Media__Pediatric. Accessed May 31, 2023.
Tamma, P. (2019). Acute Otitis Media, Pediatric. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540632/all/Acute_Otitis_Media__Pediatric
Tamma P. Acute Otitis Media, Pediatric [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. [cited 2023 May 31]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540632/all/Acute_Otitis_Media__Pediatric.
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