PCR assay for detecting Streptococcus pneumoniae in the middle ear of children with otitis media with effusion

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 288-292

  Jero, Jussi ^a   Virolainen, Anni ^b   Salo, Paula ^b   Leinonen, Maija ^b   Eskola, Juhani ^b   Karma, Pekka ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Otitis media with effusion; PCR; Pneumolysin; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION; OTITIS MEDIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0029979185     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016489609137843     Document Type: Article

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