Otitis media (OM) or middle ear inflammation is a spectrum of diseases, including acute otitis
media (AOM), otitis media with effusion (OME;'glue ear') and chronic suppurative otitis media …

Respiratory infectious diseases are mainly caused by viruses or bacteria that often interact
with one another. Although their presence is a prerequisite for subsequent infections …

Background Pathological features of the airway in young children with severe recurrent
wheeze suggest an association between bacterial colonization and the initiating events of …

The nasopharynx is the ecological niche for many commensal bacteria and for potential
respiratory or invasive pathogens like Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae …

Objective To study the association between wheezy symptoms in young children and the
presence of bacteria in the airways. Design Birth cohort study. Setting Clinical research unit …

Otitis media remains a major health problem in Australia, with an unacceptably great
dichotomy of incidence and severity of otitis media and its complications between …

Streptococcus pneumoniae asymptomatically colonizes the upper respiratory tract of
children and is a frequent cause of otitis media. Patterns of microbial colonization likely …

Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae is a significant pathogen in children, causing otitis
media, sinusitis, conjunctivitis, pneumonia, and occasionally invasive infections. H …

Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) is a common commensal inhabitant of the
nasopharynx and a frequent etiologic agent in serious diseases such as pneumonia, otitis …

Abstract Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, and
Staphylococcus aureus often colonize the nasopharynx. Children are susceptible to …