2011
Viral-Bacterial Interactions and Risk of Acute Otitis Media Complicating Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
Pettigrew MM, Gent JF, Pyles RB, Miller AL, Nokso-Koivisto J, Chonmaitree T. Viral-Bacterial Interactions and Risk of Acute Otitis Media Complicating Upper Respiratory Tract Infection. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2011, 49: 3750-3755. PMID: 21900518, PMCID: PMC3209086, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01186-11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesComorbidityHaemophilus influenzaeHuman bocavirusHumansInfantMetapneumovirusMicrobial InteractionsMoraxella catarrhalisOtitis MediaPolymerase Chain ReactionProspective StudiesRespiratory Syncytial VirusesRespiratory Tract InfectionsRisk AssessmentStreptococcus pneumoniaeConceptsUpper respiratory tract infectionAcute otitis mediaRespiratory tract infectionsRespiratory syncytial virusOtitis mediaOtitis media riskTract infectionsViral loadSyncytial virusHaemophilus influenzaeStreptococcus pneumoniaeRespiratory Syncytial Virus LoadMedium-risk factorsRepeated-measures logistic regressionRSV viral loadViral-bacterial interactionsHigh viral loadSpecific virusesBacterial pathogensChildren ages 6Common complicationRespiratory virusesMedium riskProspective studyHuman bocavirus
2004
Infant Otitis Media and the Use of Secondary Heating Sources
Pettigrew MM, Gent JF, Triche EW, Belanger KD, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Infant Otitis Media and the Use of Secondary Heating Sources. Epidemiology 2004, 15: 13-20. PMID: 14712142, DOI: 10.1097/01.ede.0000101292.41006.2e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent otitis mediaOtitis media episodesOtitis mediaOtitis media riskOffice visitsDay careMaternal historyWhite raceAssociation of exposureHome heating sourcesDoctor office visitsLogistic regression modelingMedium riskProspective studyPotential confoundersMore episodesSecondary heating sourcesVirginia HospitalWood stove useLogistic regressionTelephone interviewsMultivariate modelAdditional childrenIntermittent useCare