Otitis media. The role of bacterial and fungal infections

Abstract

Inflammatory diseases of the ear are among the most acute problems in modern otorhinolaryngology. Patients with various forms of otitis media account for 34% of all patients served by outpatient clinics. According to the Medical Statistics Bureau of the Moscow Health Department, in 2003-2010 the proportion of patients with otitis media in the total number of patients with ear diseases visiting ENT specialists at municipal polyclinics reached an average of 50%.