The prevalence of middle ear pathogens in the outer ear canal and the nasopharyngeal cavity of healthy young adults

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1031-1035

  De Baere, T ^a,c   Vaneechoutte, M ^a   Deschaght, P ^a   Huyghe, J ^b   Dhooge, I ^b  

^a Laboratory Bacteriology Research   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Detection; Middle ear pathogens; Otitis media

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLOIOCOCCUS OTITIDIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHRONIC SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NASOPHARYNX; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VOLUNTEER;

ALLOIOCOCCUS OTITIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 77954634398     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02928.x     Document Type: Article

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