MOST COMMON PATHOGENS OF OTITIS MEDIA IN PEDIATRICS AND THEIR RESISTANCE TO ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS
Ieva Juozapavičiūtė, Gintarė Lukoševičiūtė, Barbora Dauderytė, Giedrė Alzbutienė Abstract Acute otitis media (AOM) stands as a prevalent childhood illness, frequently necessitating antibiotic treatment. Its burden is significant, affecting about 80% of children under 3 years old, with approximately 40% experiencing recurrent episodes by age 3. In a study spanning European countries, including Lithuania, middle ear…