Acute otitis media

Acute otitis media · ICD-10: H66.90

Symptoms

  • • Ear pain
  • • Fullness in the ear
  • • Fever, irritability or crying in infants
  • • Nasal congestion and cough
  • • Vomiting or diarrhea
  • • Hearing loss in the affected ear
  • • Drainage of fluid from the ear
  • • Loss of appetite

MedlinePlus · Symptoms

Drugs and regimens

Amoxicillin⚠ Unverified

Acute otitis media — high dose, every 12 h

Amoxicillin-clavulanate (co-amoxiclav)⚠ Unverified

Otitis media — every 12 h

Amoxicillin-clavulanate (co-amoxiclav)⚠ Unverified

Otitis media — every 8 h

Amoxicillin-clavulanate (co-amoxiclav)⚠ Unverified

ES-600 — otitis media, 90 mg/kg/day every 12 h

Azithromycin⚠ Unverified

Otitis media — 5-day (day 1: 10, days 2–5: 5 mg/kg)

Azithromycin⚠ Unverified

Otitis media — 3-day, 10 mg/kg once daily

Azithromycin⚠ Unverified

Otitis media — single dose 30 mg/kg

Cefaclor⚠ Unverified

Child >1 month — 20 mg/kg/day in 3 doses (severe or otitis media: 40)

Cefdinir⚠ Unverified

Otitis media — 6 mo–12 y: 7 mg/kg every 12 h

Cefdinir⚠ Unverified

Otitis media — 6 mo–12 y: 14 mg/kg once daily, 10 days

Cefixime⚠ Unverified

Otitis media — 8 mg/kg once daily

Cefixime⚠ Unverified

Otitis media — 4 mg/kg every 12 h

Cefpodoxime⚠ Unverified

Acute otitis media — 2 months–12 y: 5 mg/kg every 12 h, 5 days

Cefprozil⚠ Unverified

Otitis media — 6 months–12 y: 15 mg/kg every 12 h, 10 days

Ceftriaxone⚠ Unverified

Acute otitis media — children: 50 mg/kg IM single dose (max 1 g)

Cefuroxime axetil⚠ Unverified

Acute otitis media — 30 mg/kg/day twice daily

Cephalexin⚠ Unverified

Otitis media — 75–100 mg/kg/day, every 6 h

Clarithromycin⚠ Unverified

Acute otitis media

Ofloxacin ear drops⚠ Unverified

AOM with tympanostomy tubes — 1–12 y: 5 drops twice daily for 10 days

Sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (co-trimoxazole)⚠ Unverified

Acute otitis media — TMP 8 mg/kg/day every 12 h, 10 days

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