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Target Population: Primary care physicians, pediatricians, family physicians, infectious diseases specialists, otolaryngologists
Sponsoring Organizations: American Academy of Pediatrics and American Academy of Family Physicians (acute otitis media); American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and American Academy of Pediatrics (otitis media with effusion)Type: Consensus statements derived from evidence-based reviews of appropriate literature
Key Points: These guidelines address the two most important types of otitis media: acute otitis media (AOM; presence of fluid behind the tympanic membrane, with signs of acute illness, and signs and symptoms of middle-ear inflammation) and otitis media …