Bacterial causes of otitis media with spontaneous perforation of the tympanic membrane in the era of 13 valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.

Bacterial causes of otitis media with spontaneous perforation of the tympanic membrane in the era of 13 valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.

After pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) implementation, the number of acute otitis media (AOM) episodes has decreased, but AOM still remains among the most common diagnoses in childhood. From 2% to 17% of cases of AOM feature spontaneous perforation of the tympanic membrane (SPTM). The aim of thi...

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Main Authors: Corinne Levy, Emmanuelle Varon, Naim Ouldali, Alain Wollner, Franck Thollot, François Corrard, Andreas Werner, Stéphane Béchet, Stéphane Bonacorsi, Robert Cohen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211712

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211712

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