One third of middle ear effusions from children undergoing tympanostomy tube placement had multiple bacterial pathogens
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Because previous studies have indicated that otitis media may be a polymicrobial disease, we prospectively analyzed middle ear effusions of children undergoing tympanostomy tube placement with multiplex polymerase chain reaction for...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-06-01
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| Series: | BMC Pediatrics |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2431/12/87 |