Otitis Media
Otitis Media is a group of inflammatory diseases of the middle ear, most common in children under five, characterized as acute otitis media (AOM) with rapid-onset ear pain, or otitis media with effusion (OME) featuring non-infectious fluid build-up. Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) involves prolonged ear discharge due to a perforated eardrum, and all types may lead to hearing loss.
Health Outcomes
- Absence of Pathological Inflammation
- Adverse Safety Concern from Antimicrobial Resistance
- Enhanced Protection Against Streptococcus Pyogenes Infection
- Improved Antibiotic Sensitivity
- Improved Disease Resolution
- Improved Hearing
- Improved Pure-Tone Average
- Improved Speech Discrimination Score
- Improved Speech Reception Threshold
- Improved Streptococcal Resistance
- Improved Symptom Resolution Rate
- Increased Antibiotic Susceptibility
- Increased Economic Burden Due to Higher Antibiotic Costs
- Increased Neutrophil Activity
- Inhibition of Otitis Media Pathogens Growth
- No Adverse Effects
- Reduced Antibiotic Duration
- Reduced Antibiotic Use
- Reduced Antibiotic Use Due to Infections
- Reduced Antibiotic and Antiviral Use
- Reduced Antimicrobial Use
- Reduced Community-Acquired Infection
- Reduced Days on Antibiotic Therapy
- Reduced Ear Inflammation
- Reduced Incidence of Streptococcal Pharyngitis
- Reduced Infection Recurrence
- Reduced Localized Infection
- Reduced Occurrence of Secretory Otitis Media
- Reduced Otitis Media Infection
- Reduced Otitis Media Treatment Duration
- Reduced Parental Absenteeism from Work
- Reduced Severity of Excessive Crying
- Reduced Staphylococcus aureus Growth