Multiple Choice
Why do most physicians treat otitis media empirically?
A) Many agents of these infections are noncultivable.
B) Cultures do not always correlate with the true pathogen.
C) Pathogens causing otitis media never become resistant to antimicrobial agents.
D) The predominant infection causing organisms are known.
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