Acute Otitis media in Children is most commonly due to
(C) Streptococcus pneumoniae # Causative Organisms of ASOM:> Most common organisms in infants and young children are Streptococcus pneumoniae (30%), Haemophilus influenzae (20%) and Moraxella catarrhalis (12%).> Other organisms include Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus & sometimes Pseudomonas aeruginosa.> In about 18-20%, no growth is seen.> Many of the strains of H. influenzae & Moraxella catarrhalis are ft-lactamase producing.
Morexiello catarrhalis
H. influenza
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Staphylococcus aureus
Miscellaneous (E.N.T.)