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Table 2 Symptoms reported at the visit for AOM patients in the study

From: Haemophilus influenzae type b as an important cause of culture-positive acute otitis media in young children in Thailand: a tympanocentesis-based, multi-center, cross-sectional study

 

S. pneumoniae positive (N = 26)

Non-Hib H. influenzae positive (N = 8)

Hib positive (N = 13)

Total (N = 112)

Ear pain

25 (96%)

8 (100%)

13 (100%)

106 (95%)

OS-8 > 5

15 (58%)

4 (50%)

10 (77%)

64 (57%)

Irritability

16 (62%)

0 (0%)

7 (54%)

55 (49%)

Tugging

6 (23%)

1 (13%)

4 (31%)

33 (29%)

Temperature – axillary

    

  37.5-39.0°C

12 (46%)

2 (25%)

3 (23%)

30 (27%)

  > 39.0°C

3 (12%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

6 (5%)

Trouble sleeping

2 (8%)

2 (25%)

4 (31%)

28 (25%)

Anorexia

4 (15%)

0 (0%)

1 (8%)

16 (14%)

Vomiting

3 (12%)

0 (0%)

1 (8%)

10 (9%)

Diarrhea

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1 (8%)

4 (4%)

Hearing loss

1 (4%)

0 (0%)

2 (15%)

3 (3%)

Conjunctivitis

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

2 (2%)

Lethargy

2 (8%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

2 (2%)

  1. N = number of episodes, data presented as n (%).