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Acute Otitis Media

Antibiotic vs watchful waiting decision for AOM in children and adults using NICE criteria

Source: NICE NG91 2018

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Acute Otitis Media

AOM: acute onset otalgia, irritability in infants, fever, conductive hearing loss. Otoscopy: bulging red/yellow tympanic membrane, loss of light reflex, restricted mobility. Most common in age 6mo–2yr. Most caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, H. influenzae. 80% self-resolve in 2–3 days.

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Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.

Decision support only. Always apply local guidelines and clinical judgement.