Table 3. Characteristics of all febrile AOM symptom episodes stratified by symptoms.
| Episodes with fever plus | ear pain (%) | ear discharge (%) | ear pain and ear discharge (%) | Total number of AOM symptom episodes^ (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of episodes | 484 | 63 | 95 | 642 |
| Number of GP-consultations | 243 (50) | 27 (43) | 56 (59) | 326 (51) |
| Number diagnosis entered in GP health records | 31 | 2 | 6 | 39 |
| GP-diagnosis available*: | 212 | 25 | 50 | 287 |
| Acute otitis media | 104 (49) | 11 (44) | 27 (54) | 142 (49) |
| Upper respiratory tract infection | 34 (16) | 3 (12) | 7 (14) | 44 (15) |
| Otitis media-related # | 10 (5) | 4 (16) | 6 (12) | 20 (7) |
| Fever | 10 (5) | 2 (8) | 2 (4) | 14 (5) |
| Cough | 6 (3) | 1 (4) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (2) |
* ICPC code entered in the GP electronic health record;
^ Parent-reported AOM symptom episode defined as fever in combination with either ear pain and/or ear discharge;
# Otitis media-related diagnoses include earache, ear discharge, otitis media with effusion and chronic otitis media; %, percentage.