Ear Infection Expert From Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Leads Interactive Demo On Diagnosis 10/10/2006 10:18:32 AM
PITTSBURGH ?Oct. 9, 2006 ?A Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
pediatrician is leading national efforts to improve the
diagnosis and treatment of one of the most common infections of
childhood through innovate training methods. Middle ear
infection, also known as acute otitis media (AOM), is the
pediatric illness for which antibiotics are most often
prescribed. Three out of four children will experience an ear
infection by age 3. However, diagnosis remains difficult and
experts often are divided on treatment options, according to
Alejandro Hoberman, MD, chief of the Division of General
Academic Pediatrics at Children's.