Concurrent Assay for Four Bacterial Species Including in Middle Ear, Nasopharynx and Tonsils of Children with Otitis Media with Effusion: A Preliminary Report

Concurrent Assay for Four Bacterial Species Including in Middle Ear, Nasopharynx and Tonsils of Children with Otitis Media with Effusion: A Preliminary Report

ObjectivesTo detect the prevalences of Alloiococcus otitidis, as well as Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Moraxella catarrhalis in children with chronic otitis media with effusion (OME) and to simultaneously investigate the colonization of these bacteria in the nasopharynx and p...

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Main Authors: Emine Aydın, Eren Taştan, Mihriban Yücel, Filiz Aydoğan, Esra Karakoç, Necmi Arslan, Yunus Kantekin, Münir Demirci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2012-06-01
Series:Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
Subjects:
Alloiococcus otitidis
Otitis media with effusion
Polymerase chain reaction
Culture
Nasopharynx
Tonsil
Online Access:http://www.e-ceo.org/upload/pdf/ceo-5-81.pdf

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