American Academy of Family Physicians
American Academy of Pediatrics
The AAFP was pleased to collaborate with the American Academy of Pediatrics to develop a comprehensive, evidence-based guideline for Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Otitis Media. This evidence-based clinical practice guideline provides recommendations to primary care clinicians for the management of children from 2 months through 12 years of age with uncomplicated Acute Otitis Media.
The AAFP Board Chair approved this guideline as AAFP clinical policy March 2004.
Diagnosis and Management of Acute Otitis Media
(PDF file: 36 pages/672 KB. More information on using PDF files.)
Questions and Answers on Acute Otitis Media guidelines
(PDF file: 3 pages/40 KB. More information on using PDF files.)
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Diagnosis and Management of Acute Otitis Media
These guidelines are provided only as assistance for physicians making clinical decisions regarding the care of their patients. As such, they cannot substitute for the individual judgment brought to each clinical situation by the patient’s family physician. As with all clinical reference resources, they reflect the best understanding of the science of medicine at the time of publication, but they should be used with the clear understanding that continued research may result in new knowledge and recommendations. These guidelines are only one element in the complex process of improving the health of America. To be effective, the guidelines must be implemented.
