A Retrospective Database Analysis to Estimate the Burden of Acute Otitis Media in Children Aged <15 Years in the Veneto Region (Italy)

• Main Authors: Elisa Barbieri (Author), Gloria Porcu (Author), Tianyan Hu (Author), Tanaz Petigara (Author), Francesca Senese (Author), Gian Marco Prandi (Author), Antonio Scamarcia (Author), Luigi Cantarutti (Author), Anna Cantarutti (Author), Carlo Giaquinto (Author)
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• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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This study aimed to assess trends in the incidence of acute otitis media (AOM), a common childhood condition, following the introduction of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) in the Veneto region of Italy in 2010. AOM episodes (overall, simple, and recurrent (≥3 or ≥4 episodes in 6...