Main description:

Otitis media (OM) is the most common diagnosis at medical visits in preschool-age children, and the literature suggests that as many as 80% of children will suffer from at least one episode. Written by acknowledged experts, this is a state of the art reference on the disesase and controversies in the field. Recent important advances in our understanding of predisposition to the disease and vaccine development are described and diagnostic best practices are presented. Otitis Media: State of the Art Concepts and Treatment is for any health care provider who works with children, and their ability to diagnose and appropriately manage OM is therefore an essential skill. The roles of antibiotics, tympanostomy, and surgery in the treatment of OM are carefully examined, with discussion of the impact of guidelines and future directions. Otitis Media: State of the Art Concepts and Treatment is an invaluable source of up-to-date information for all involved in research into OM and its management.

Contents:

Section 01: Introduction

Ch. 1: Introduction: Otitis Media Concepts, Facts, and Fallacies

Section 02: Concepts and Diagnosis

Ch. 2: Epidemiology of Otitis Media: What Have We Learned in the New Century Global Health Disparities

Ch. 3: Impact of Genetic Background in Otitis Media Predisposition

Ch. 4: Risk Factors for Recurrent Acute Otitis Media and Chronic Otitis Media with Effusion in Childhood

Ch. 5: Microbiology, Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Antibiotic Treatment

Ch. 6: Abnormal Innate and Adaptive Immunity in Otitis Media

Ch. 7: Basic Science Concepts in Otitis Media Pathophysiology and Immunity: Role of Mucins and Inflammation

Ch. 8: Diagnosis of Otitis Media

Section 03: Treatments

Ch. 9: Treatment: Impact of Vaccination and Progress in Vaccine Development

Ch. 10: Antibiotics for Otitis Media: To Treat or Not to Treat

Ch. 11: Tympanostomy Tube Placement for Management of Otitis Media

Ch. 12: Management of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media

Ch. 13: Otitis Media Complications

Ch. 14: Management of Otitis Media in Children Receiving Cochlear Implants