2007
Genetic Diversity of Paired Middle-Ear and Pharyngeal Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Isolates from Children with Acute Otitis Media
Berrens ZJ, Marrs CF, Pettigrew MM, Sandstedt SA, Patel M, Gilsdorf JR. Genetic Diversity of Paired Middle-Ear and Pharyngeal Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Isolates from Children with Acute Otitis Media. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2007, 45: 3764-3767. PMID: 17804648, PMCID: PMC2168485, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00964-07.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Genomic Subtraction Followed by Dot Blot Screening of Streptococcus pneumoniae Clinical and Carriage Isolates Identifies Genetic Differences Associated with Strains That Cause Otitis Media
Pettigrew MM, Fennie KP. Genomic Subtraction Followed by Dot Blot Screening of Streptococcus pneumoniae Clinical and Carriage Isolates Identifies Genetic Differences Associated with Strains That Cause Otitis Media. Infection And Immunity 2005, 73: 2805-2811. PMID: 15845484, PMCID: PMC1087362, DOI: 10.1128/iai.73.5.2805-2811.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle ear isolatesEar isolatesOtitis mediaMiddle earOtitis media pathogenesisCerebrospinal fluid isolatesBacterial otitis mediaStreptococcus pneumoniae strainsMolecular epidemiological approachSpecific bacterial factorsCarriage isolatesPneumoniae strainsBacterial factorsDot-blot screeningBloodBrucella melitensisEpidemiological approachMeningitisFurther studiesYoung childrenPrecise roleCarriageMedium virulenceIsolatesEar