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Micro-ecology of the Nasopharyngeal Bacterial Flora in Otitis-prone and Non-otitis-prone Children
1 Jan 1993
Abstract excerpt
The quantitative bacteriology of the adenoid was studied in otitis-prone and non-otitis-prone children. alpha-hemolytic Streptococci (Viridans Streptococci) appeared to be predominant normal flora in the healthy nasopharynx. There was a decrease in alpha-hemolytic Streptococci in the otitis-prone child compared to the non-otitis-prone child. Concomitantly, there appears to be an increase in both nontypable...
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