Detection of Alloiococcus otitidis in the nasopharynx and in the outer ear canal

New Microbiologica

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 265-268

  Durmaz, R ^a   Ozerol, I H ^a   Kalcioglu, M T ^a   Oncel, S ^a   Otlu, B ^a   Direkel, S ^a   Hendolin, P H ^b  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alloiococcus otitidis; Habitat; Nasopharynx; Outer ear canal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY CANAL; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NASOPHARYNX; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EAR CANAL; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NASOPHARYNX; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION;

EID: 0036528117     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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