Relationship between nasopharyngeal colonization and the development of otitis media in children

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 175, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1440-1445

  Faden, Howard ^a   Duffy, Linda ^b   Wasielewski, Raymond ^b   Wolf, Judy ^b   Krystofik, Debra ^b   Tung, Ying ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NASOPHARYNX; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOPHARYNGITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0030999628     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/516477     Document Type: Article

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