Bacterial etiology of otitis media with effusion; focusing on the high positivity of Alloiococcus otitidis

New Microbiologica

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 31-35

  Kalcioglu, M T ^a   Oncel, S ^a   Durmaz, R ^a   Otlu, B ^a   Miman, M C ^a   Ozturan, O ^a  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alloiococcus otitidis; Etiology; Otitis media with effusion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CULTURE MEDIUM; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0036369439     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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