Bacterial and viral interactions within the nasopharynx contribute to the risk of acute otitis media
Ruohola A, Pettigrew MM, Lindholm L, Jalava J, Räisänen KS, Vainionpää R, Waris M, Tähtinen PA, Laine MK, Lahti E, Ruuskanen O, Huovinen P. Bacterial and viral interactions within the nasopharynx contribute to the risk of acute otitis media. Journal Of Infection 2012, 66: 247-254. PMID: 23266462, PMCID: PMC3571106, DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2012.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of AOMAcute otitis mediaMiddle ear effusionAOM groupRespiratory virusesAOM pathogensAcute symptomsOtitis mediaEar effusionM. catarrhalisAcute inflammatory signsNasopharyngeal bacterial colonizationRespiratory tract infectionsOtoscopic signsTract infectionsInflammatory signsNasopharyngeal samplesSymptomatic childrenNasopharyngeal bacteriaH. influenzaePneumatic otoscopyS. pneumoniaeViral interactionsBacterial colonizationEffusion