Molecular epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae mediated otitis media.
Streptococcus pneumoniae is leading cause of bacterial otitis media in young children. Increasing rates of antibiotic resistance and the changing epidemiology of pneumococcal strains dictate the need to develop new methods to study, control, and prevent these important infections. Investigation into the molecular epidemiology of these bacteria will provide important insights into disease; progress in this field is described below.
McCoy
Sandi
S
Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Pettigrew
Melinda
M
D006801:Humans; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology / Q000379:methods*; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology*; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology*; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification