Evaluation of Concordance Between the Microorganisms Detected in the Nasopharynx and Middle Ear of Children With Otitis Media

Studies of microorganisms involved in otitis media in children often use a nasopharyngeal sample as a proxy for the middle ear fluid to test for bacteria and viruses. The question is whether such studies provide an accurate estimate of the prevalence of microorganisms involved in otitis media. We pe...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2013-05, Vol.32 (5), p.549-552
Hauptverfasser:	VAN DONGEN, Thijs M. A, VAN DER HEIJDEN, Geert J. M. G, ZON, Alice Van, BOGAERT, Debby, SANDERS, Elisabeth A. M, SCHILDER, Anne G. M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Bacteria - classification Bacteria - genetics Bacteria - isolation & purification Bacterial diseases Biological and medical sciences Child Child, Preschool Ear, auditive nerve, cochleovestibular tract, facial nerve: diseases, semeiology Ear, Middle - microbiology Ear, Middle - virology Ent and stomatologic bacterial diseases Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Medical sciences Nasopharynx - microbiology Nasopharynx - virology Non tumoral diseases Otitis Media - microbiology Otitis Media - virology Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology Polymerase Chain Reaction Predictive Value of Tests Viruses - classification Viruses - genetics Viruses - isolation & purification
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