Bacterial etiology of recalcitrant acute otitis media in sixty two children – high risk of pathogen colonization after treatment

Abstract

Acute otitis media (AOM), common childhood infection that is one of leading cause of antibiotic prescriptions for children, is diagnosed at least once in approximately 80% of preschool children and 30-40% of them have recurrent episodes. Antibiotic treatment of AOM is usually empiric, without isolation of otopathogens from middle ear fluid and their antibiotic susceptibility testing. Due to the improper antibiotic use, the infection can persist in some cases, termed AOM treatment failure.

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