Otologic Examination Findings In Afebrile Young Infants Clinically Diagnosed With Acute Otitis Media

Son H. McLaren; Nipam Shah; Suzanne M. Schmidt; Aijin Wang; Julia Thompson; Peter S. Dayan; Christopher M. Pruitt

doi:10.1097/INF.0000000000003537

Otologic Examination Findings In Afebrile Young Infants Clinically Diagnosed With Acute Otitis Media

Son H. McLaren, Nipam Shah, Suzanne M. Schmidt, Aijin Wang, Julia Thompson, Peter S. Dayan, Christopher M. Pruitt

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Abstract

There are limited data on examination criteria for diagnosing acute otitis media in young infants. In this 33-site retrospective study of afebrile infants ≤90 days, clinicians typically documented tympanic membrane erythema with ≥1 other otologic abnormalities (64.1%) to diagnose acute otitis media. Notable differences in ear examination findings used for diagnosis existed across age subgroups.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	E290-E292
Journal	Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Volume	41
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000003537
State	Published - Jul 1 2022

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The authors thank the investigators and research coordinators who contributed data to the primary study, as well as the AAP PEM CRC Steering Committee for their support.

Keywords

acute otitis media
otologic examination findings
young infant

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Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases
Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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