TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Respiratory Tract Infections, Upper A1 - Wells, Barbara G. A1 - DiPiro, Joseph T. A1 - Schwinghammer, Terry L. A1 - DiPiro, Cecily V. Y1 - 2017 N1 - T2 - Pharmacotherapy Quick Guide AB - Otitis media is an inflammation of the middle ear that is most common in infants and children. There are three subtypes of otitis media: acute otitis media, otitis media with effusion, and chronic otitis media. The three are differentiated by (a) acute signs of infection, (b) evidence of middle ear inflammation, and (c) presence of fluid in the middle ear.There are more than 709 million cases of otitis media worldwide each year; half of these cases occur in children under 5 years of age. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/20 UR - accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1144735190 ER -