title: Nasopharyngeal carriage of Haemophilus haemolyticus in otitis-prone and healthy children.
abstract: Haemophilus haemolyticus is often incorrectly categorized as nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHI) upon culture. PCR analyses of 266 NTHI-like nasopharyngeal isolates from children with and without recurrent acute otitis media (rAOM) revealed that 11.7% were H. haemolyticus and 9.4% gave equivocal results. Children with rAOM were more likely to carry H. haemolyticus.
authors.affiliation: School of Paediatrics and Child Health, The University of Western Australia, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia. lkirkham@meddent.uwa.edu.au
authors.forename: Lea-Ann S
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Kirkham
authors.forename: Selma P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Wiertsema
authors.forename: Eva N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Mowe
authors.forename: Jacinta M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bowman
authors.forename: Thomas V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Riley
authors.forename: Peter C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Richmond
mesh_terms: D002353:Carrier State / Q000382:microbiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry; D006190:Haemophilus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000382:microbiology*; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000382:microbiology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
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