Commonest cause for acute otitis media in children is: (A) H influenza, (B) S pneumonia, (C) S aureus, (D) Pseudomonas
Answer is B. Most common organisms in infants and young children are Streptococcus pneumonia (30 c/o ), Haemophilus influenza(20%) and Moraxella catarrhalis(12%). Other organisms include Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus and sometimes Pseudomonas aeruginosa. (Ref: Textbook of diseases of ENT, PL Dhingra, 7th edition, pg no. 67)