Acute Otitis Media, Pediatric
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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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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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