Genetic requirement for pneumococcal ear infection.

Genetic requirement for pneumococcal ear infection.

Ear infection or otitis media (OM) accounts for most bacterial respiratory infections in children in both developed and developing nations. Streptococcus pneumoniae, nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis are the major OM pathogens. However, little is known about the genetic b...

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Main Authors: Huaiqing Chen, Yueyun Ma, Jun Yang, Christopher J O'Brien, Scott L Lee, Joseph E Mazurkiewicz, Sauli Haataja, Jing-Hua Yan, George F Gao, Jing-Ren Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-08-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2593789?pdf=render

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