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.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Carrier State / microbiology*
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Child, Preschool
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DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
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Haemophilus Infections / microbiology*
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Haemophilus* / classification
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Haemophilus* / genetics
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Humans
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Infant
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Nasopharynx / microbiology*
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Otitis Media / microbiology*
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
Substances
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DNA, Bacterial
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S