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A new model for non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae middle ear infection in the Junbo mutant mouse.
Disease models & mechanisms - 1 Jan 2016
Hood Derek, Moxon Richard, Purnell Tom, Richter Caroline, Williams Debbie, Azar Ali, Crompton Michael, Wells Sara, Fray Martin, Brown Steve D M, Cheeseman Michael T
Abstract excerpt
Acute otitis media, inflammation of the middle ear, is the most common bacterial infection in children and, as a consequence, is the most common reason for antimicrobial prescription to this age group. There is currently no effective vaccine for the principal pathogen involved, non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi). The most frequently used and widely accepted experimental animal model of middle ear...
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