Acute purulent otitis media in children older than 5 years. Incidence of Haemophilus as a causative organism.

Abstract

It is generally believed that Haemophilus influenzae is not commonly a causative agent of otitis media in children older than 5 years of age. We recently studied cases of 58 children, aged from 5 to 9 years, who had acute otitis media. Haemophilus species were the causative agents in 36% of cases. This high incidence of Haemophilus isolation from the middle ear exudate of these children has important therapeutic implications; antibiotics effective against H influenzae should be employed when dealing with otitis media in this older age group.

• Authors: R Schwartz, W J Rodriguez, W N Khan, S Ross
• Journal: JAMA (JAMA) Vol. 238 Issue 10 Pg. 1032-3 (Sep 05 1977) ISSN: 0098-7484 [Print] United States
• PMID: 18616 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Topics

• Acute Disease
• Adolescent
• Age Factors
• Child
• Ear, Middle (microbiology)
• Haemophilus (isolation & purification)
• Haemophilus Infections
• Humans
• Neisseria (isolation & purification)
• Otitis Media (etiology)
• Streptococcus (isolation & purification)
• Streptococcus pneumoniae (isolation & purification)
• Suppuration (etiology)