113. Reliability of Nasopharyngeal PCR for the Detection of Otopathogens in Children with Uncomplicated Acute Otitis Media

BACKGROUND: Among children with acute otitis media (AOM) S.pneumoniae, H.influenzae, and M.catarrhalis are the predominant bacterial otopathogens. There is a high correlation between nasopharyngeal (NP) and middle ear fluid (MEF) organisms during AOM. Thus, NP samples could serve as a surrogate for...

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Autores principales: Frost, Holly M, Sebastian, Thresia, Keith, Amy, Kurtz, Melanie, Bress, Andreas, Egan, Richard, Dominguez, Samuel R, Parker, Sarah, Jenkins, Timothy C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8644707/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab466.113

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8644707/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab466.113

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