The condition, also known as acute otitis externa (AOE), is easy to prevent, however - a fact the CDC is highlighting in advance of the nation's swimming pools opening around Memorial Day weekend.
What does AOE stand for?
AOE stands for Acute Otitis Externa (swimmer's ear)
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Clinical efficacy of three common treatments in acute otitis externa in primary care: Randomised controlled trial.
Kaushik said: "Topical antibiotics are effective at treating simple acute otitis externa although in up to 40 percent of cases, oral antibiotics are also prescribed.
For example, in two large earlier series, C mucifaciens was cultured from only 1 of 2,646 specimens obtained from patients with either acute otitis externa (AOE) (2) or acute otitis media through tympanostomy tubes (AOMT).
The document notes that starting treatment of acute otitis externa (AOE) with drops can help prevent bacterial resistance--even though many drops contain antibiotics themselves.
Clinical efficacy of three common treatments in acute otitis externa in primary care: Randomised controlled trial.