The Journal of infection
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The Journal of infection · Mar 2013
Bacterial and viral interactions within the nasopharynx contribute to the risk of acute otitis media.
To understand relationships between microbes in pathogenesis of acute otitis media during respiratory tract infections, we compared nasopharyngeal bacteria and respiratory viruses in symptomatic children with and without AOM. ⋯ Co-colonization by M. catarrhalis seems to increase risk of AOM and RSV may contribute to AOM pathogenesis even without nasopharyngeal bacterial colonization.