Article
Ribotyping of strains of Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis cultured from the nasopharynx and middle ear of children with otitis media.
Acta oto-laryngologica - 1 Jun 1998
Brygge K, Sørensen C H, Colding H, Ejlertsen T, Højbjerg T, Bruun B
Abstract excerpt
Moraxella (Branhaomella) catarrhalis is frequently present in the nasopharyngeal microflora of small children, especially during episodes of acute otitis media . By means of ribotyping (restriction endonuclease analysis of chromosomal DNA combined with rRNA probing), we studied the genetic hetero...
Topics
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- DNA, Bacterial
- Ear, Middle
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Infant
- Male
- Moraxella catarrhalis
- Nasopharynx
- Neisseriaceae Infections
