Patent ID: 9678084
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A61P,G01N

Claim:
1. A method of diagnosing and treating bacterial acute otitis media (AOM) comprising: (a) measuring the levels of s100A12, Interleukin 10 (IL-10) and Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1 (ICAM-1) in a sample from a subject; (b) comparing the levels of S100A12, IL-10, and ICAM-1 to the respective levels of S100A12, IL-10, and ICAM-1 in a control, wherein the control comprises a sample from an age matched healthy subject; (c) diagnosing the subject as having bacterial AOM if the level of one or more of S100A12, IL-10, and ICAM-1 in the sample is greater than the control; and (d) administering an antibiotic against bacterial AOM to the diagnosed subject.