When co-colonizing the nasopharynx haemophilus influenzae predominates over streptococcus pneumoniae except serotype 19A strains to cause acute otitis media

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 638-640

  Xu, Qingfu ^a   Casey, Janet R ^b   Chang, Arthur ^a   Pichichero, Michael E ^a  

^a ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Legacy Pediatrics   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute otitis media; Haemophilus influenzae (Hflu); Moraxella catarrhalis (Mcat); Polymicrobial colonization; Streptococcus pneumoniae (Spn)

Indexed keywords

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CHILD; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NASOPHARYNX; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VACCINATION;

CARRIER STATE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COINFECTION; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MORAXELLA (BRANHAMELLA) CATARRHALIS; NASOPHARYNX; OTITIS MEDIA; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 84861532025     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31824ba6f7     Document Type: Article

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