5. Conclusions
Following a cortical mastoidectomy for CAM, fever can be expected for up to 6 days. Fever is more common, is higher, and persists for a longer duration in MCG compared with SCG. At POD 6, fever is expected to normalize in both groups, and if still present, further evaluation should be considered. F. necrophorum is most commonly associated with multiple AM complications, while S. pneumoniae and nontypeable H. influenzae are predominantly isolated in the group of patients with single complication-AM.