The bacterial etiology of acute suppurative otitis media
- 1 February 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Journal of Laryngology & Otology
- Vol. 94 (2) , 169-176
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022215100088630
Abstract
Patients with acute suppurative otitis media were studied. Streptococcus pneumoniae (33%) was the most frequently seen isolate; Haemophilus influenzae (17%), Staphylococcus aureus (10%) and Streptococcus pyogenes (7%) were also seen often. Myringotomy and penicillin therapy were discussed. Sampling methods were discussed in relation to contamination.This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
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