Authors:
Jacoby P, Carville KS, Hall G, Riley TV, Bowman J, Leach AJ, Lehmann D; Kalgoorlie Otitis Media Research Project Team.
Authors notes:
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2011 Jun;30(6):480-5
Keywords:
Crowding and other strong predictors of upper respiratory tract carriage of otitis media-related bacteria in Australian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Moraxella catarrhalis, nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae, otitis media, OM, Indigenous populations, predictors of nasopharyngeal carriage, Australian Aboriginal, non-Aboriginal children.
Abstract:
Streptococcus pneumoniae, Moraxella catarrhalis, and nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae is associated with otitis media (OM). Data are limited on risk factors for carriage of these pathogens, particularly for Indigenous populations. We investigated predictors of nasopharyngeal carriage in Australian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children.