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Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus anfluenzae, and Branhamella catarrhalis are the most frequently isolated pathogens in acute otitis media and chronic otitis media with effusion. Antimicrobial therapy is still indicated for children with acute otitis media and for selected patients with persistent effusion. Amoxicillen is the preffered antibiotic, except for Beta-lactamase-producing organisms. Cefaclor or erythromycin with sulfisoxazole and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole are useful alternatives. When chronic suppurative otitis media (without cholesteatoma) is caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, parenteral carbenicillin is recommended.
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Smyth, G.D.L. (1985). Middle ear pathology. In: Marquet, J.F.E. (eds) Surgery and Pathology of the Middle Ear. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5002-3_38
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