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The preferred antibacterial drugs should be effective against Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis. Streptococcus pyogenes and Pseudomonas pneumoniae are also listed as frequent microbiologic infections in the adult population. ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

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Amoxicillin 875 mg PO BID or  500 mg TID for 5-7d or

Cefuroxime 500 mg PO BID for 5-7d or

Cefpodoxime 200 mg PO BID for 5-7d or

Cefdinir 300 mg PO BID for 5-7d or

Ceftriaxone 2 g IM/IV once

Penicillin-allergic patients:

Levofloxacin 500 mg/day PO for 7-10d or

Moxifloxacin 400 mg/day PO for 7-10d or

Clindamycin 300 mg PO TID/QID for 7-10d

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Amoxicillin-clavulanate 875 mg/125 mg PO BID or  500 mg PO TID for 10-14d or

Cefpodoxime 200 mg PO BID for 7-10d or

Cefdinir 300 mg PO BID for 7-10d or

Clindamycin 300 mg PO TID for 7-10d

No antibiotics within past month:

Amoxicillin-clavulanate 875 mg/125 mg PO BID for 7-10d or

Cefdinir 300 mg PO BID for 7-10d or

Cefpodoxime 200 mg PO BID for 7-10d or

Cefprozil 500 mg PO BID for 10d or

Cefuroxime 500 mg PO BID for 7-10d or

Ceftriaxone 1 g/day IM for 3d

Antibiotics within past month:

Ceftriaxone 1 g/day IM for 3d or

Clindamycin 300 mg PO TID for 7-10d

Refer the patient to a specialist to rule out chronic otomastoiditis or cholesteatoma in the setting of chronic otitis media.

P aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus have been described as common causes of chronically infected ears in adults. ^[3]  

Park JH, Park SJ, Kim YH, et al. Sensorineural hearing loss: a complication of acute otitis media in adults. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2014 Jul. 271(7):1879-84. [Medline].

Natal BN, Chao JH. Emergent Management of Acute Otitis Media. Medscape Reference. Available at http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/764006-overview. 2017 Aug 02; Accessed: 2019 Jan 23.

Laulajainen Hongisto A, Jero J, Markkola A, Saat R, Aarnisalo AA. Severe Acute Otitis Media and Acute Mastoiditis in Adults. J Int Adv Otol. 2016 Dec. 12 (3):224-230. [Medline]. [Full Text].

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Brenda L Natal, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Simulation Director, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School; Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital of Newark

Brenda L Natal, MD, MPH is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians, American Medical Association

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Jennifer H Chao, MD, FAAP Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine; Attending Physician, Pediatric Emergency Department, Kings County Hospital and University Hospital Brooklyn

Jennifer H Chao, MD, FAAP is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Emergency Physicians

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Mary L Windle, PharmD Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Michael Stuart Bronze, MD David Ross Boyd Professor and Chairman, Department of Medicine, Stewart G Wolf Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center; Master of the American College of Physicians; Fellow, Infectious Diseases Society of America; Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, London

Michael Stuart Bronze, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American College of Physicians, American Medical Association, Association of Professors of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Oklahoma State Medical Association, Southern Society for Clinical Investigation

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Thomas E Herchline, MD Professor of Medicine, Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine; Medical Consultant, Public Health, Dayton and Montgomery County (Ohio) Tuberculosis Clinic

Thomas E Herchline, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Infectious Diseases Society of Ohio

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

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