Russell W. Steele, MD, Division Head, Pediatric Infectious Disease, Ochsner Children’s Health Center, discusses diagnosis and treatment options for acute otitis media.

References and Resources
Diagnosis and Management of Acute Otitis Media AAP Policy
Clinical Practice Guidelines

Vernacchio L, Vezina M, Mitchell A. Management of Acute Otitis Media by Primary Care Physicians: Trends Since the Release of the 2004 American Academy of Pediatrics/American Academy of Family Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline. Pediatrics, Vol. 120; No. 2; August 2007, pp. 281-287.

American Academy of Pediatrics and American Academy of Family Physicians
Question and Answers on Acute Otitis Media

Otitis media in children (acute) (updated)
BMJ Clinical Evidence

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