Detection of bacteria in middle ear effusions based on the presence of allergy: does allergy augment bacterial infection in the middle ear?

BACKGROUND: Bacterial infection, Eustachian tube dysfunction, allergies, and immunologic factors are major causes of otitis media with effusion (OME). However, the exact pathogenesis of OME is still unclear. This study evaluated whether allergy influences bacterial growth in middle ear effusions. MA...

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Autores principales: Kim, Woo Jin, Kim, Byung-Guk, Chang, Ki-Hong, Oh, Jeong-Hoon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Original Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4696230/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26714647
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40463-015-0111-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4696230/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26714647
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40463-015-0111-5

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