Question

A 5-year-old boy presents with ear pain and fever. Otoscopy shows a bulging, red tympanic membrane with loss of the light reflex. He has had two similar episodes this year. Which organism is most commonly responsible for acute otitis media in children?

Accepted Answer

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Answer

Staphylococcus aureus

Answer

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Answer

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Answer

Moraxella catarrhalis

Practice question

A 5-year-old boy presents with ear pain and fever. Otoscopy shows a bulging, red tympanic membrane with loss of the light reflex. He has had two similar episodes this year. Which organism is most commonly responsible for acute otitis media in children?