Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes isolated from the middle ear of Mexican children diagnosed with acute otitis media Serotipificación de Streptococcus pneumoniae aislados de líquido de oído medio en niños mexicanos con diagnóstico de otitis media aguda

Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes isolated from the middle ear of Mexican children diagnosed with acute otitis media Serotipificación de Streptococcus pneumoniae aislados de líquido de oído medio en niños mexicanos con diagnóstico de otitis media aguda

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to identify the etiology and the serotypes of S. pneumoniae (Sp) in Mexican children with acute otitis media (AOM). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study includessamples frompatientsdiagnosed with AOM at the Federico Gomez Children's Hospital of Mexico (2002-2003...

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Main Authors: Demóstenes Gómez-Barreto, Luz Elena Espinosa de los Monteros, Claudia López-Enríquez, Romeo Rodríguez Suarez, Carlos de la Torre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2011-06-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
Subjects:
otitis media
Streptococcus pneumoniae
serotipificación
México
serotyping
Mexico
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342011000300004

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