Does Helicobacter pylori colonize the nasopharynx of children and contribute to their middle ear disease?

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 154-159

  Bitar, Mohamed ^a   Mahfouz, Rami ^a   Soweid, Assaad ^a   Racoubian, Eddy ^a   Ghasham, Mona ^a   Zaatari, Ghazi ^a   Fuleihan, Nabil ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Adenoids; Gastroesophageal reflux; Otitis media; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ADENOIDECTOMY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CHILD; CHRONIC OTITIS MEDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE EAR DISEASE; MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION; MYRINGOTOMY; NASOPHARYNX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; BASE SEQUENCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECURRENCE; UREASE;

EID: 31544437489     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016480500312679     Document Type: Conference Paper

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