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. 2022 Jul 1;41(7):e290-e292.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003537. Epub 2022 Jun 7.

Otologic Examination Findings In Afebrile Young Infants Clinically Diagnosed With Acute Otitis Media

Son H McLaren  1 , Nipam Shah  2 , Suzanne M Schmidt  3 , Aijin Wang  4 , Julia Thompson  4 , Peter S Dayan  1 , Christopher M Pruitt  5 ; on behalf of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Collaborative Research Committee
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Otologic Examination Findings In Afebrile Young Infants Clinically Diagnosed With Acute Otitis Media

Son H McLaren et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. .

Abstract

There are limited data on examination criteria for diagnosing acute otitis media in young infants. In this 33-site retrospective study of afebrile infants ≤90 days, clinicians typically documented tympanic membrane erythema with ≥1 other otologic abnormalities (64.1%) to diagnose acute otitis media. Notable differences in ear examination findings used for diagnosis existed across age subgroups.

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The authors have no funding or conflicts of interest to disclose.

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