Tympanocentesis results of a Canadian pediatric myringotomy population, 2008 to 2010.

Objective: This study was completed to evaluate the middle ear microbiology of a pediatric population with chronic otitis media with effusion and to determine if there has been a change in the spectrum of microorganisms or their antibiotic susceptibility in the modern age of antibiotic therapy.

Design: Retrospective chart review.

Setting: A Canadian academic pediatric otolaryngology practice.