Genetic characteristics of Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from children with conjunctivitis-otitis media syndrome.

doi:10.1016/j.jiac.2014.04.015

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Genetic characteristics of Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from children with conjunctivitis-otitis media syndrome.

Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy - 1 Aug 2014

Sugita Gen, Hotomi Muneki, Sugita Rinya, Kono Masamitsu, Togawa Akihisa, Yamauchi Kazuma, Funaki Toshinari, Yamanaka Noboru

Abstract excerpt

Acute conjunctivitis is the most common ocular disorders among children and frequently concomitant with acute otitis media (AOM) as conjunctivitis-otitis syndrome. In this study, we evaluated prevalence of causative pathogens and PCR-based genotypes of Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae among children with conjunctivitis-otitis media syndrome. Nontypeable H. influenzae (NTHi) is identified most...

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Child, Preschool
Ear, Middle
Female
Genotype
Haemophilus Infections
Haemophilus influenzae
Humans
Infant
Male
Nasopharynx
Otitis Media
Pneumococcal Infections
Polymerase Chain Reaction

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PMID: 24953451
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2014.04.015

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