2012
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
2007
Genetic Diversity of Paired Middle-Ear and Pharyngeal Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Isolates from Children with Acute Otitis Media
Berrens ZJ, Marrs CF, Pettigrew MM, Sandstedt SA, Patel M, Gilsdorf JR. Genetic Diversity of Paired Middle-Ear and Pharyngeal Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Isolates from Children with Acute Otitis Media. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2007, 45: 3764-3767. PMID: 17804648, PMCID: PMC2168485, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00964-07.Peer-Reviewed Original Research