Table 2b.

Number of confirmed, probable and suspected acute otitis media episodes in children aged 0–5 years in five European countries as diagnosed by a physician or reported by the parents during the 12-month (2008–2010) prospective study period

	Confirmed	Probable	Total medically diagnosed	Suspected (parent-reported)
Germany	142 (44·0%)	181 (56·0%)	323	193
Italy	101 (42·1%)	139 (57·9%)	240	59
Spain	106 (28·3%)	268 (71·7%)	374	47
Sweden	113 (37·4%)	189 (62·6%)	302	156
UK	33 (18·3%)	147 (81·7%)	180	145
Total	495 (34·9%)	924 (65·1%)	1419	600

Twelve children included in the retrospective period of the study (Table 2a) did not have follow-up information available and are therefore not included in the prospective study (Table 2b).