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OTITIS MEDIA - ACUTE
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Otitis media is a general term used to describe inflammation of the middle ear which may be caused by an acute infection.
The symptoms are usually nonspecific and include otalgia (pulling of ear in an infant), irritability, otorrhea with or without fever.
Symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection may also be present.

Otitis Media - Acute References

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  2. American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Family Physicians, Subcommittee on Management of Acute Otitis Media. Diagnosis and management of acute otitis media. Pediatrics. 2004 May;113(5):1451-1465. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/113/5/1451.full.pdf. PMID: 15121972
  3. Chan RMT. Guidelines for the management of acute respiratory tract infections. Hong Kong Soc Infect Dis Bulletin. 2001 May;5(2). http://www.hksid.org/. Accessed 08 Dec 2003
  4. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Evidence based clinical practice guideline for medical management of acute otitis media in children 2 months to 13 years of age. Guideline 6a. 2004 Oct. http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=87856.
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  9. Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI). ICSI health care guideline: diagnosis and treatment of otitis media in children. 9th ed; 2008 Jan
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  12. Ministry of Health Singapore. Clinical practice guidelines: use of antibiotics in adults. Ministry of Health Singapore. https://www.moh.gov.sg/. Apr 2000.
  13. Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN). Diagnosis and management of childhood otitis media in primary care: a national clinical guideline. SIGN Web Site. http://www.sign.ac.uk/guidelines/fulltext/66/section5.html. Feb 2003.
  14. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Evidence based clinical practice guideline for medical management of acute otitis media in children 2 months to 13 years of age. Guideline 6a. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/assets/0/78/1067/2709/2777/2793/9199/c16a2055-7273-4802-8a70-3581b9d279e9.pdf. 2006
  15. CKS. Otitis media-acute. Clinical Knowledge Summaries. http://www.cks.library.nhs.uk/otitis_media_acute# 184731001. 2007
  16. Alberta Medical Association. Guideline for the diagnosis and management of acute otitis media. http://www.topalbertadoctors.org/NR/rdonlyres/7C92AE96-C4B5-4F6F839D48D2FFE9F726/0/AOM.pdf. 2008
  17. Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI). ICSI healthcare guideline: diagnosis of otitis media in children. 8th ed. http://www.icsi.org. May 2004.
  18. Practical Support for Clinical Governance. Prodigy guidance: otitis media - acute. http://www.prodigy.nhs.uk. 2003.
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