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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |