Skip to main content
Figure 1 | BMC Infectious Diseases

Figure 1

From: Correlation of nasopharyngeal cultures prior to and at onset of acute otitis media with middle ear fluid cultures

Figure 1

Distribution of S. pneumoniae , NT Hi and M. catarrhalis bacteria at 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 and 24 months of age during healthy colonization and their presence in MEF during AOM. The healthy colonization of each bacteria increased significantly with age but no significant difference was observed with age during AOM. A negative trend with age was observed for S. pneumoniae in MEF during AOM shown by dotted line in the figure.

Back to article page

BMC Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1471-2334

Contact us