Acute Otitis Media (Ear Infection)
Acute otitis media (AOM), is an inflammatory process in the middle ear. Effusions or fluid in the middle ear occur when the eustachian tube cannot drain properly, typically because of edema triggered by infections most common viral. Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis are the most common bacterial pathogens in AOM. Symptoms associated with AOM are fever, ear…