Presence of viral and bacterial pathogens in the nasopharynx of otitis-prone children: A prospective study

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 647-654

  Pitkäranta, Anne ^a   Roivainen, Merja ^b   Blomgren, Karin ^a   Peltola, Joanna ^b   Kaijalainen, Tarja ^b   Räty, Riitta ^b   Ziegler, Thedi ^b   Rönkkö, Esa ^b   Hatakka, Katja ^c   Korpela, Riitta ^c,d   Poussa, Tuija ^e   Leinonen, Maija ^b   Hovi, Tapani ^b  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c VALIO LTD   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e STAT Consulting   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Children; Nasopharynx; Respiratory virus

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; OTITIS; PARECHOVIRUS; PICORNAVIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHINOPHARYNGITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TYMPANOMETRY;

BACTERIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; OTITIS MEDIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VIRUSES;

EID: 33344463489     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2005.08.018     Document Type: Article

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