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Otitis Media in Infants

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Acute otitis media (AOM) is one of the most frequent infections in children. It is a burden due to its increased associated doctor visits, antibiotic needs, increased surgery, and potential contribution to hearing and speech complications. Acute otitis media has been shown in all ages but is mostly found in infants and young children. The attack rate for AOM peaks between 6 and 18 months of age. In the United States (US), nearly 80% of children less than 2 years of age have at least one episode of AOM annually, and most continue to have episodes through age 5 years [1].

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University, İstanbul, Turkey

    Özlem Naciye Atan Şahin

  2. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Kırıkkale University, Kırıkkale, Turkey

    Nuray Bayar Muluk

  3. Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey

    Ayşe Engin Arısoy

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Atan Şahin, Ö.N., Bayar Muluk, N., Arısoy, A.E. (2022). Otitis Media in Infants. In: Cingi, C., Arısoy, E.S., Bayar Muluk, N. (eds) Pediatric ENT Infections. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80691-0_32

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