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Genetic susceptibility to otitis media in childhoodReviewed in this article these studies have identified positive association at 21 genes with association at five of these replicated in independent populations.
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IgG Responses to Pneumococcal and Haemophilus Influenzae Protein Antigens Are Not Impaired in Children with a History of Recurrent Acute Otitis MediaVaccines including conserved antigens from Streptococcus pneumoniae & nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae have the potential to reduce of otitis media.
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FBXO11, a regulator of the TGFΒ pathway, is associated with severe otitis media in Western Australian childrenOtitis media (OM) is a common childhood disease characterised by middle ear inflammation following infection
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Predominance of nontypeable haemophilus influenzae in children with otitis mediaIn Australia the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) is administered at 2, 4 and 6 months of age, with no booster dose.
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Crowding and other strong predictors of upper respiratory tract carriage of otitis media-related bacteriaStreptococcus pneumoniae, Moraxella catarrhalis, and nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae is associated with otitis media
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Nasopharyngeal carriage of Haemophilus haemolyticus in otitis-prone and healthy childrenHaemophilus haemolyticus is often incorrectly categorized as nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHI) upon culture. PCR analyses of 266 NTHI-like nasopharyngea
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The role of chronic infection in children with otitis media with effusion: Evidence for intracellular persistence of bacteriaDemonstrate mucosal bacterial infection in children with otitis media with effusion (OME).
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High prevalence of hearing loss in urban Aboriginal infants: the Djaalinj Waakinj cohort studyChris Deborah Tamara Brennan-Jones Lehmann Veselinovic PhD AO, MBBS, MSc BSc(Hons) MClinAud PhD Head, Ear and Hearing Health Honorary Emeritus Fellow