Microbiology of Acute Otitis Media in Children with Tympanostomy Tubes: Prevalences of Bacteria and Viruses

Background. Bacteria are found in 50%–90% of cases of acute otitis media (AOM) with or without otorrhea, and viruses are found in 20%–49% of cases. However, for at least 15% of patients with AOM, the microbiological etiology is never determined. Our aim was to specify the full etiology of acute midd...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical infectious diseases 2006-12, Vol.43 (11), p.1417-1422
Hauptverfasser:	Ruohola, Aino, Meurman, Olli, Nikkari, Simo, Skottman, Tuukka, Salmi, Aimo, Waris, Matti, Österback, Riikka, Eerola, Erkki, Allander, Tobias, Niesters, Hubert, Heikkinen, Terho, Ruuskanen, Olli
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	and Commentaries Articles and Commentaries Bacteria Bacteria - classification Bacteria - isolation & purification Bacterial Infections - microbiology Child, Preschool Children Children & youth Coinfection Ear diseases Etiology Humans Infant Medicin och hälsovetenskap Microbiology Middle ear Middle ear ventilation Middle Ear Ventilation - adverse effects Otitis media Otitis Media - microbiology Picornaviridae Polymerase chain reaction Virus Diseases - virology Viruses Viruses - classification Viruses - isolation & purification
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Zusammenfassung:	Background. Bacteria are found in 50%–90% of cases of acute otitis media (AOM) with or without otorrhea, and viruses are found in 20%–49% of cases. However, for at least 15% of patients with AOM, the microbiological etiology is never determined. Our aim was to specify the full etiology of acute middle ear infection by using modern microbiological methods concomitantly for bacterial and viral detection. Methods. The subjects were 79 young children having AOM with new onset (
ISSN:	1058-4838 1537-6591 1537-6591
DOI:	10.1086/509332