Rational antibiotic treatment of acute otitis media in children in terms of Microbiologist

Abstract

Otitis media is one of the most common childhood infections. The most frequent causative agents are Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophillus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis.

Viruses play important role in the pathogenesis of otitis media.

Keywords

• Otitis media
• childhood infections
• antibiotics
• pneumococcal vaccine