AI Article Synopsis
- - A retrospective study investigated how acute otitis media is diagnosed in afebrile infants 90 days old or younger across 33 sites.
- - To confirm a diagnosis of acute otitis media, clinicians often noted tympanic membrane redness along with at least one other ear issue, which occurred in 64.1% of cases.
- - There were significant variations in the ear examination findings that led to diagnoses depending on the age of the infants.
Article Abstract
There are limited data on examination criteria for diagnosing acute otitis media in young infants. In this 33-site retrospective study of afebrile infants ≤90 days, clinicians typically documented tympanic membrane erythema with ≥1 other otologic abnormalities (64.1%) to diagnose acute otitis media. Notable differences in ear examination findings used for diagnosis existed across age subgroups.
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