Humoral Immune Response in Acute Otitis Media
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Acta Oto-Laryngologica
- Vol. 105 (sup457) , 133-138
- https://doi.org/10.3109/00016488809138896
Abstract
A short summary of the middle ear mucosal defence system and the characteristics of the infecting bacteria associated with purulent acute otitis media (AOM) is given. Data on humoral immune factors in middle ear effusions and serum during AOM are presented and the possibility that children with frequent recurrences of AOM exhibit an impaired ability to produce antibodies against AOM-associated antigens is discussed.Keywords
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