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the most common etiological agent of acute otitis media in a a 4yrs child -1. staphyloccus 2. pneumococcus 3. streptococcus hemolyticus 4. hemophilus influenzae, plz help.

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2. pneumococcus..

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acute otitis media usually follows viral uri, these viruses ( rsv / influenza / rhinovirus / enteroviruses) either themselves cause AOM or more commonly predispose to bacterial otitis media. most commonly strep. pneumoniae was found as the cause , H.influenzae and M. catarrhalis are the other common causative agents.

this is from harri.

so, the answer here is pneumococcus.

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yes i agree with pneumococcus.

and in neonatal age group -agents are gr b streptococci(mc) and gm -ve bacilli.

partha

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Neonatal Otitis media???

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pneumococcus is the right ans. - MC org in all URI & otitis media . can affect all age groups.
staph aureus seen mc in less than 1 yr .
H. influenza till 3 yrs.
hemolytic strep. -unusual . causes RHD.

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according to nelson in neonate also its pneumococcus & non type h. influenzi thats r most common

ozgenyil · Thursday 29th of January 2009 11:26:47 PM (1 year ago) #9

the most common etiological agent of acute otitis media in a a 4yrs child -

1. staphyloccus
2. pneumococcus
3. streptococcus hemolyticus
4. hemophilus influenzae,

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