title: Turicella otitidis mastoiditis in a healthy child.
abstract: Turicella otitidis, a coryneform bacterium, has been associated with acute otitis media. A 5-year-old girl developed acute mastoiditis. Turicella was isolated from the right and left middle ear fluid.
authors.affiliation: Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories, St. Davids, PA, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dana
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fader
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sterken
mesh_terms: D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008417:Mastoiditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents