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Nasopharyngeal Microbiota in Infants With Acute Otitis Media
20 Feb 2012
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Interspecies interactions of the nasopharyngeal microbiota are likely to be involved in the pathogenesis of acute otitis media (AOM). Capturing the breadth of microbial interactions requires a detailed description of the microbiota during health and AOM. METHODS: The nasopharyngeal microbiota of 163 infants with (n = 153) or without (n = 10) AOM was characterized using nasopharyngeal swabs and...
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