Detection of fungal DNA in effusion associated with acute and serous otitis media

Laryngoscope

Volumn 112, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2037-2041

  Kim, Eugene J ^a   Catten, Michael D ^a   Lalwani, Anil K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA; Fungus; Otitis media; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

AGAR; FUNGAL DNA; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; RIBOSOME DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; MALASSEZIA FURFUR; MALE; MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION; MYRINGOTOMY; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA; SEROUS OTITIS MEDIA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, FUNGAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036843549     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200211000-00023     Document Type: Article

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