Bacterial interference of penicillin-sensitive and -resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae by Streptococcus oralis in an adenoid organ culture: Implications for the treatment of recurrent upper respiratory tract infections in children and adults

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 350-356

  Bernstein, Joel M ^a,b,e   Hasse, Elaine ^b   Scannapieco, Frank ^b   Dryja, Diane ^c   Wolf, Judy ^c   Briles, David ^d   King, Janice ^d   Wilding, Gregory E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c GATES VASCULAR INSTITUTE AT KALEIDA HEALTH   (United States)

^d and Clinical Center   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenoid; Bacterial interference; Streptococcus oralis; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADENOID; ADENOIDECTOMY; ADULT; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NASOPHARYNX; NONHUMAN; ORGAN CULTURE; OTITIS MEDIA; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 33646680260     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940611500506     Document Type: Article

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