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

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

Author(s) -

Aino Ruohola,

Olli Meurman,

Simo Nikkari,

T. Skottman,

A. Salmi,

Matti Waris,

Riikka Österback,

Erkki Eerola,

Tobias Allander,

Hubert G.M. Niesters,

Terho Heikkinen,

Olli Ruuskanen

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/509332

Subject(s) - medicine , tympanostomy tube , etiology , coinfection , bacteria , microbiological culture , pathogen , otitis , microbiology and biotechnology , middle ear , ear infection , acute otitis media , myringotomy , virology , virus , immunology , biology , surgery , genetics , audiology

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.

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