Otitis Media with Effusion and Helicobacter pylori:

OTO Open

AnitaJeyakumar¹ 

关键词: otitis media with effusion;    Helicobacter pylori;    H pylori;    OME;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2473974X18792489

学科分类：外科医学

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Previous studies reported the presence of Helicobacter pylori in middle ear fluid and raised a possible causal role of this bacterium in otitis media with effusion (OME). We investigated 48 children with OME (age, 7 months to 12 years) seen in New Orleans, Louisiana, and found no evidence of H pylori presence in any middle ear fluid specimen by amplification of the 16S rRNA gene. One child had H pylori detected in a stool specimen, in accordance with the low prevalence in our population. While H pylori may be significant in other countries, these findings do not support a role for H pylori in OME in our pediatric population in the United States.

【 授权许可】

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