Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.
The recommendations in the following guidelines may vary from those that appear in UpToDate topic reviews. Readers who are looking for UpToDate topic reviews should use the UpToDate search box to find the relevant content.
Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Pneumococcal vaccination in adults" and "Society guideline links: Pneumococcal vaccination in children".)
Canada
●Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS): Practice point on acute otitis externa (2013, reaffirmed 2018)
United States
●American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Policy statement on cochlear implants in children – Surgical site infections and prevention and treatment of acute otitis media and meningitis (2013, reaffirmed 2018)
●Choosing Wisely: Don't routinely prescribe antibiotics for otitis media in children aged 2-12 years with non-severe symptoms where the observation option is reasonable (2013, updated 2018)
●AAO-HNS: Clinical practice guideline – Otitis media with effusion, update (2016)
●AAO-HNS: Clinical practice guideline – Acute otitis externa, update (2014)
●Choosing Wisely: Don't prescribe oral antibiotics for uncomplicated acute external otitis (2013)
United Kingdom
●NICE: Clinical guideline on otitis media with effusion in under 12s – Surgery (2008)
●NICE: Clinical guideline on respiratory tract infections (self-limiting) – Prescribing antibiotics (2008)
Australia-New Zealand
●Choosing Wisely Australia: Don't prescribe oral antibiotics for uncomplicated acute otitis externa (2017)
Japan
●[In English] Clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of acute otitis media in children, 2018 update (published 2020)