Acute Otitis Media Develops in the Rat after Intranasal Challenge of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Laryngoscope

Volumn 113, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2047-2051

  Eriksson, Per Olof ^a   Hellström, Sten ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acute otitis media; Compound 48 80; Eustachian tube; Rat; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

COMPOUND 48-80; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY TUBE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARDRUM; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE EAR; NONHUMAN; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; OTITIS MEDIA; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TIME FACTORS; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 0242407173     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200311000-00036     Document Type: Article

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