Nasopharyngeal Flora in the First Three Years of Life in Normal and Otitis-Prone Children

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology - Tập 100 Số 8 - Trang 612-615 - 1991
Howard Faden1, Linda Brodsky1, Mary Jane Waz1, John Stanievich1, Joel M. Bernstein1, Pearay L. Ogra1
1Buffalo, New York

Tóm tắt

Nasopharyngeal carriage of the three major middle ear pathogens ( Streptococcus pneumoniae, nontypeable Hemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis) was evaluated prospectively in a group of 110 children followed up for the first 3 years of life. The findings suggested that nasopharyngeal carriage of middle ear pathogens increases significantly during respiratory illness among the general population of young children; however, otitis-prone children demonstrated a tendency to carry nontypeable H influenzae at an unusually high rate even during health. This propensity to carry nontypeable H influenzae might explain why nontypeable H influenzae is a major cause of recurrent or chronic otitis media.

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Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Tập 100 Số 8

612-615

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