Websites Acute otitis media http://kidshealth.org/parent/common/otitis_media.html American Academy of Pediatrics Online Learning in Otitis Media (Note: Target audience is health care providers) http://sibyl.uchsc.edu/ Appropriate antibiotic use in acute otitis media (Note: Target audience is health care providers. Includes a patient information handout) http://www.aafp.org/afp/981001ap/dowell.html Centers for Disease Control and Prevention home page http://www.cdc.gov Meningitis fact sheet http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/meningitis_g.htm Otitis media with effusion (This website explains the difference between acute otitis media and otitis media with effusion) http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/antibioticresistance/omeqa.htm Prevention of pneumococcal disease. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (Note: Target audience is public health officials and health care providers) http://www.cdc.gov/epo/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00047135.htm S. pneumoniae in Children (Note: Target audience is health care providers) http://www.pneumo.com Journal References 1. CDC. Prevention of pneumococcal disease. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR 1997;46:No. RR-8:1-24. 2. Bennett NM, Buffington J, LaForce FM. Pneumococcal bacteremia in Monroe County, New York. Amer J Publ Hlth 1992;82:1513-1516. 3. Nuorti JP, Butler JC, Crutcher JM et al. An outbreak of multi-resistant pneumococcal pneumonia and bacteremia among unvaccinated nursing home residents. N Engl J Med 1998;338:1861-1868. 4. Butler JC, Breiman RF, Campbell JF et al. Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine efficacy: an evaluation of current recommendations. JAMA 1993;270:1826-1831. 5. Hofmann J, Cetron MS, Farley MM et al. The prevalence of drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in Atlanta. N Engl J Med 1995;333:481-486.