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Title: | Microbiology of Middle Ear Effusions in 60 Children Undergoing Tympanostomy Tube Placement |
Authors: | de Miguel Martinez, Isabel Ramos Macías, Ángel Manuel Borkosky Barreiros, Silvia Munoz-Bellido, Juan L. |
UNESCO Clasification: | 32 Ciencias médicas |
Keywords: | Otitis-Media Alloiococcus-Otitidis |
Issue Date: | 2009 |
Journal: | Journal of International Advanced Otology |
Abstract: | Objective: To analize the bacterial involvement in otitis media with effusion (OME).Materials and Methods: We obtained middle ear effusion samples, under surgical control, from 60 children with OME. Samples underwent microbiological study by using microbiologic culture of the middle ear effusion (MEE)Results: Bacteriological cultures were positive in 75% of OME. Alloiococcus otitidis was the bacteria most frequently isolated (36%) as well as Haemophilus influenzae non-serotype B (23,3%% )Conclusions: Though OME is usually considered a non-infectious disease, bacteria are found from a number of OME samples, and his role as etiological agent should be considered. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10553/73180 |
ISSN: | 1308-7649 |
Source: | Journal Of International Advanced Otology [ISSN 1308-7649], v. 5 (2), p. 141-144, (2009) |
Appears in Collections: | Articles |
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