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Otitis Media Epidemiologyand Drug-ResistantStreptococcus pneumoniae
Acute Otitis Media in the US
Acute Otitis Media in the 1990sMultiple Episodes in the First Years of Life* (US)
Bacteriology of AOM
Bacteriology of Severe and Mild AOM
Viral-Bacterial Etiology of AOM
Otitis Media Pathogenesis
Consequences of Otitis Media
Pneumococcal Disease in the USapproximate cases per year
Pneumococcal Disease: Pathogenesis
Pediatric Carriage Rates
U.S. Antimicrobial Resistance TrendsAmong Respiratory Tract Pathogens
Streptococcus pneumoniae: Patterns of Penicillin Nonsusceptibility
Penicillin Nonsusceptibility Among Isolates CausingInvasive Pneumococcal Disease*
Penicillin Susceptibility by Region
Pneumococcal Susceptibilities: US 1996-97
Pneumococcal Susceptibilities: US 1996-97
Pneumococcal Susceptibility by Specimen Source
Pneumococcal Susceptibility by Age
Pneumococcal Susceptibilities: US 1998CDC – 7 Cities – 16.5 million population
Pneumococcal Susceptibilities: US 1998 CDC – 7 Cities – 16.5 million population
Increasing Prevalence of Multidrug-ResistantPneumococci in the US
Pneumococcal Resistance to Penicillinby Serotype in Children ɝ Years: US 1998
Child Care Effect on OM:% URIs Complicated by OM
Prevalence of Pneumococcal CarriageAmong Day Care Center ChildrenWith 3 Cases of MDRSP-14 Meningitis (DCC-A)
Distribution of Unique Pneumococcal StrainsAmong 264 Children in 8 Day Care CentersBeer-Sheva, Israel: 10/96 – 2/97
Chemoprophylaxis Effecton Pneumococcal Carriage
Markers of Antibiotic Effectiveness
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AOM: Clinical Responseto Placebo or Amoxicillin
Clinical vs. Bacteriologic Outcomesin 293 Children with Bacterial AOM
Bacteriologic Failure in 2-Tap Studies
The “Pollyanna Phenomenon”in AOM Treatment Trials
Antibiotic Treatment Failure
Pediatric Carriage Rates
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