Background Acute otitis media (AOM) is one of the most common diseases in childhood for
which antibiotics are commonly prescribed; a systematic review reported a pooled …

Otitis media (OM) continues to be one of the most common childhood infections and is a
major cause of morbidity in children. The pathogenesis of OM is multifactorial, involving the …

Objective Insertion of tympanostomy tubes is the most common ambulatory surgery
performed on children in the United States. Tympanostomy tubes are most often inserted …

Objective Insertion of tympanostomy tubes is the most common ambulatory surgery
performed on children in the United States. Tympanostomy tubes are most often inserted …

Otitis media is the most frequent condition for which children make office visits to physicians;
in 1990, approximately 24.5 million such visits were reported. By 3 years of age …

Objective. To determine the frequencies of human rhinovirus (HRV), respiratory syncytial
virus (RSV), and coronavirus (HCV) infection in children with acute otitis media (AOM) …

Acute otitis media is usually considered a simple bacterial infection that is treated with
antibiotics. However, ample evidence derived from studies ranging from animal experiments …

Otitis media and otitis media with effusion are among the most common childhood illnesses
and contribute a great deal to health care costs. The cause of otitis media is multifactorial …

Otitis media is the leading indication for outpatient antimicrobial use in the United States.
Overdiagnosis of and unnecessary prescribing for this condition has contributed to the …

The hygiene hypothesis of atopic disease suggests that environmental changes in the
industrialized world have lead to reduced microbial contact at an early age and thus resulted …