2017
Panel 4: Report of the Microbiology Panel
Barenkamp SJ, Chonmaitree T, Hakansson AP, Heikkinen T, King S, Nokso‐Koivisto J, Novotny LA, Patel JA, Pettigrew M, Swords WE. Panel 4: Report of the Microbiology Panel. Otolaryngology 2017, 156: s51-s62. PMID: 28372529, PMCID: PMC5490388, DOI: 10.1177/0194599816639028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOtitis mediaUpper respiratory tract infectionRespiratory tract infectionsAcute otitis mediaOtitis media casesRespiratory syncytial virusFuture treatment optionsTract infectionsBacterial coinfectionBacterial virulence determinantsBasic laboratory studiesSyncytial virusTreatment optionsAntibiotic treatmentEpidemiology of diseaseAnimal modelsPanel membersClinical practicePubMed databaseNational HarborVirulence determinantsChildrenInitial reviewBacteriologyDraft reviewsPanel 6: Vaccines
Pettigrew MM, Alderson MR, Bakaletz LO, Barenkamp SJ, Hakansson AP, Mason KM, Nokso‐Koivisto J, Patel J, Pelton SI, Murphy TF. Panel 6: Vaccines. Otolaryngology 2017, 156: s76-s87. PMID: 28372533, PMCID: PMC5505493, DOI: 10.1177/0194599816632178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPneumococcal otitis mediaOtitis mediaVaccine antigensVaccine developmentH influenzaePneumococcal serotypesHaemophilus influenzae protein DSignificant health care burdenAdditional pneumococcal serotypesCorrelates of protectionHealth care burdenRecurrent otitis mediaEffectiveness of vaccinesTympanostomy tube insertionProtein-based vaccinesCandidate vaccine antigensOM pathogensOM visitsPCV effectivenessPneumococcal vaccineRespiratory virusesVaccine protectionTube insertionMoraxella catarrhalisCare burden
2016
Density, Serotype Diversity, and Fitness of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Upper Respiratory Tract Cocolonization With Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae
Lewnard JA, Huppert A, Givon-Lavi N, Pettigrew MM, Regev-Yochay G, Dagan R, Weinberger DM. Density, Serotype Diversity, and Fitness of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Upper Respiratory Tract Cocolonization With Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2016, 214: 1411-1420. PMID: 27540112, PMCID: PMC5079371, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiw381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNontypeable Haemophilus influenzaeNTHi colonizationPneumococcal serotypesChildren 2Haemophilus influenzaeStreptococcus pneumoniaeUpper respiratory tract carriageSerotype diversityComplex otitis mediaNasopharyngeal pneumococcal carriagePneumococcal conjugate vaccineImmune-evasive phenotypePneumococcal serotype diversityNTHi carriageConjugate vaccinePneumococcal carriageOtitis mediaStudy visitNeutrophil resistanceCapsular thicknessLogistic regressionDensity associationsCarriageSerotypesColonization density
2013
Panel 5: Microbiology and Immunology Panel
Murphy TF, Chonmaitree T, Barenkamp S, Kyd J, Nokso‐Koivisto J, Patel JA, Heikkinen T, Yamanaka N, Ogra P, Swords WE, Sih T, Pettigrew MM. Panel 5: Microbiology and Immunology Panel. Otolaryngology 2013, 148: e64-e89. PMID: 23536533, PMCID: PMC4021594, DOI: 10.1177/0194599812459636.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOtitis mediaPanel 6: Vaccines
Pelton SI, Pettigrew MM, Barenkamp SJ, Godfroid F, Grijalva CG, Leach A, Patel J, Murphy TF, Selak S, Bakaletz LO. Panel 6: Vaccines. Otolaryngology 2013, 148: e90-e101. PMID: 23536534, PMCID: PMC4029613, DOI: 10.1177/0194599812466535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute otitis mediaPneumococcal conjugate vaccineOtitis mediaDevelopment of correlatesCandidate antigensAnimal modelsClinical efficacy trialsEffectiveness of vaccinesBurden of diseaseNontypeable Haemophilus influenzaeHuman clinical trialsOtitis pathogensConjugate vaccineVaccine strategiesPneumococcal serotypesClinical trialsMoraxella catarrhalisAdditional serotypesNew adjuvantsEfficacy trialsObservational studyFrequent recurrenceChild healthVaccine antigensMore antigens
2012
Bacterial and viral interactions within the nasopharynx contribute to the risk of acute otitis media
Ruohola A, Pettigrew MM, Lindholm L, Jalava J, Räisänen KS, Vainionpää R, Waris M, Tähtinen PA, Laine MK, Lahti E, Ruuskanen O, Huovinen P. Bacterial and viral interactions within the nasopharynx contribute to the risk of acute otitis media. Journal Of Infection 2012, 66: 247-254. PMID: 23266462, PMCID: PMC3571106, DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2012.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of AOMAcute otitis mediaMiddle ear effusionAOM groupRespiratory virusesAOM pathogensAcute symptomsOtitis mediaEar effusionM. catarrhalisAcute inflammatory signsNasopharyngeal bacterial colonizationRespiratory tract infectionsOtoscopic signsTract infectionsInflammatory signsNasopharyngeal samplesSymptomatic childrenNasopharyngeal bacteriaH. influenzaePneumatic otoscopyS. pneumoniaeViral interactionsBacterial colonizationEffusionUpper Respiratory Tract Microbial Communities, Acute Otitis Media Pathogens, and Antibiotic Use in Healthy and Sick Children
Pettigrew MM, Laufer AS, Gent JF, Kong Y, Fennie KP, Metlay JP. Upper Respiratory Tract Microbial Communities, Acute Otitis Media Pathogens, and Antibiotic Use in Healthy and Sick Children. Applied And Environmental Microbiology 2012, 78: 6262-6270. PMID: 22752171, PMCID: PMC3416608, DOI: 10.1128/aem.01051-12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute otitis mediaAntibiotic useS. pneumoniaeHealthy childrenM. catarrhalisH. influenzaeAcute otitis media pathogensConcurrent acute otitis mediaUpper respiratory tract infectionRespiratory tract infectionsOtitis media pathogensUpper respiratory tractCross-sectional studyYears of ageAOM pathogensTract infectionsOtitis mediaMoraxella catarrhalisRespiratory tractReal-time PCRNasal swabsSick childrenPrevention strategiesHaemophilus influenzaeStreptococcus pneumoniaeVirulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 6C in experimental otitis media
Sabharwal V, Figueira M, Pelton SI, Pettigrew MM. Virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 6C in experimental otitis media. Microbes And Infection 2012, 14: 712-718. PMID: 22414497, PMCID: PMC3382049, DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2012.02.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute otitis mediaExperimental otitis mediaPneumococcal conjugate vaccineOtitis mediaSerotype 6CInvasive pneumococcal diseaseOverall carriage rateLow-density infectionsMiddle ear infectionStreptococcus pneumoniae serotype 6CReplacement serotypesPneumococcal diseaseVaccine serotypesConjugate vaccineNonvaccine serotypesCarriage rateEar infectionsNasopharyngeal colonizationChinchilla modelStreptococcus pneumoniaeHost defenseSerotypesDisease potentialInfectionDisease
2011
Viral-Bacterial Interactions and Risk of Acute Otitis Media Complicating Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
Pettigrew MM, Gent JF, Pyles RB, Miller AL, Nokso-Koivisto J, Chonmaitree T. Viral-Bacterial Interactions and Risk of Acute Otitis Media Complicating Upper Respiratory Tract Infection. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2011, 49: 3750-3755. PMID: 21900518, PMCID: PMC3209086, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01186-11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesComorbidityHaemophilus influenzaeHuman bocavirusHumansInfantMetapneumovirusMicrobial InteractionsMoraxella catarrhalisOtitis MediaPolymerase Chain ReactionProspective StudiesRespiratory Syncytial VirusesRespiratory Tract InfectionsRisk AssessmentStreptococcus pneumoniaeConceptsUpper respiratory tract infectionAcute otitis mediaRespiratory tract infectionsRespiratory syncytial virusOtitis mediaOtitis media riskTract infectionsViral loadSyncytial virusHaemophilus influenzaeStreptococcus pneumoniaeRespiratory Syncytial Virus LoadMedium-risk factorsRepeated-measures logistic regressionRSV viral loadViral-bacterial interactionsHigh viral loadSpecific virusesBacterial pathogensChildren ages 6Common complicationRespiratory virusesMedium riskProspective studyHuman bocavirusStreptococcus pneumoniae Clonal Complex 199: Genetic Diversity and Tissue-Specific Virulence
Thomas JC, Figueira M, Fennie KP, Laufer AS, Kong Y, Pichichero ME, Pelton SI, Pettigrew MM. Streptococcus pneumoniae Clonal Complex 199: Genetic Diversity and Tissue-Specific Virulence. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e18649. PMID: 21533186, PMCID: PMC3077395, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChinchilla modelHeptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccinePneumococcal conjugate vaccineSerotype 19A isolatesMiddle ear isolatesS. pneumoniae isolatesLong-term effectivenessConjugate vaccinePneumococcal diseaseOtitis mediaVaccinated populationReplacement diseaseBlood isolatesInvasive diseaseCarriage isolatesPneumoniae isolatesCerebrospinal fluidEar isolatesFuture vaccinesImportant causeStreptococcus pneumoniaeMiddle earDiseaseVirulence potentialVaccineMicrobial Communities of the Upper Respiratory Tract and Otitis Media in Children
Laufer AS, Metlay JP, Gent JF, Fennie KP, Kong Y, Pettigrew MM. Microbial Communities of the Upper Respiratory Tract and Otitis Media in Children. MBio 2011, 2: 10.1128/mbio.00245-10. PMID: 21285435, PMCID: PMC3031303, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00245-10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOtitis mediaUpper respiratory tractS. pneumoniaeRespiratory tractOtitis media treatmentRespiratory virus seasonS. pneumoniae colonizationOtitis media pathogensCross-sectional studyOtitis media susceptibilityPneumoniae colonizationDecreased riskPneumococcal colonizationNasal swabsFrequent causePrevention strategiesStreptococcus pneumoniaeDemographic dataProtective floraPneumoniaeSwabsChildrenCausal pathwaysTractRisk
2010
Capacity of serotype 19A and 15B/C Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates for experimental otitis media: Implications for the conjugate vaccine
Laufer AS, Thomas JC, Figueira M, Gent JF, Pelton SI, Pettigrew MM. Capacity of serotype 19A and 15B/C Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates for experimental otitis media: Implications for the conjugate vaccine. Vaccine 2010, 28: 2450-2457. PMID: 20067753, PMCID: PMC2851619, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.12.078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerotype 19ASerotype 15B/CChinchilla otitis media modelMiddle ear infectionOtitis media modelDisease prevention effortsStreptococcus pneumoniae isolatesExperimental otitis mediaStreptococcus pneumoniae serotypesQuantitative PCRConjugate vaccineOtitis mediaEar infectionsPneumoniae isolatesVaccine formulationsPneumoniae serotypesSame sequence typeVaccine targetsPrevention effortsPathogenic potentialDifferent serotypesSequence typesSerotypesIsolatesVaccine
2009
Multilocus Sequence Typing and Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis of Otitis Media Causing Pathogens
Thomas JC, Pettigrew MM. Multilocus Sequence Typing and Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis of Otitis Media Causing Pathogens. Methods In Molecular Biology 2009, 493: 179-190. PMID: 18839348, PMCID: PMC3581352, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-523-7_11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOtitis mediaMolecular epidemiologyMultilocus sequence typingMoraxella catarrhalisHaemophilus influenzaeStreptococcus pneumoniaeSequence typingPulsed-Field Gel ElectrophoresisEpidemiologyBacterial pathogensField gel electrophoresisType of studyResearch settingsCharacterization of isolatesPathogensCatarrhalisInfluenzaePneumoniae
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
2006
Association of surfactant protein A polymorphisms with otitis media in infants at risk for asthma
Pettigrew MM, Gent JF, Zhu Y, Triche EW, Belanger KD, Holford TR, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Association of surfactant protein A polymorphisms with otitis media in infants at risk for asthma. BMC Medical Genomics 2006, 7: 68. PMID: 16884531, PMCID: PMC1557482, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-7-68.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOtitis mediaWhite infantsInfant respiratory symptomsPhysician-diagnosed asthmaCohort of infantsLarger confirmatory studiesSurfactant proteinsInnate immune responseMonths of ageQuarterly telephone interviewsLogistic regression modelsRace/ethnicityRespiratory symptomsCommon infectionsProspective studyImmune responseStudy populationInfant's birthStandardized questionnaireInfantsConclusionThese resultsAsthmaTelephone interviewsConfirmatory studiesWhole bloodVariation in the Presence of Neuraminidase Genes among Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates with Identical Sequence Types
Pettigrew MM, Fennie KP, York MP, Daniels J, Ghaffar F. Variation in the Presence of Neuraminidase Genes among Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates with Identical Sequence Types. Infection And Immunity 2006, 74: 3360-3365. PMID: 16714565, PMCID: PMC1479257, DOI: 10.1128/iai.01442-05.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPneumoniae isolatesSequence typesUpper respiratory tractNeuraminidase geneS. pneumoniae isolatesVirulence determinantsStreptococcus pneumoniae isolatesIdentical sequence typesYoung childrenAdditional virulence determinantsSialic acid-containing substratesCapsule typesMultilocus sequence typesOtitis mediaInvasive diseaseRespiratory tractCarriage isolatesPneumococcal clonesSame sequence typePneumococcal strainsImportant causeStreptococcus pneumoniaeMiddle earDifferent tissue sourcesPneumococcal neuraminidasePredictors for Haemophilus influenzae Colonization, Antibiotic Resistance and for Sharing an Identical Isolate Among Children Attending 16 Licensed Day-Care Centers in Michigan
Barbosa-Cesnik C, Farjo RS, Patel M, Gilsdorf J, McCoy SI, Pettigrew MM, Marrs C, Foxman B. Predictors for Haemophilus influenzae Colonization, Antibiotic Resistance and for Sharing an Identical Isolate Among Children Attending 16 Licensed Day-Care Centers in Michigan. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2006, 25: 219-223. PMID: 16511383, DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000202130.78540.28.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDay care centersH. influenzae colonizationNontypable H. influenzaeH. influenzaeOtitis mediaColonized childrenAntibiotic resistanceLicensed day care centersSame day care centerHaemophilus influenzae colonizationModifiable risk factorsRisk factor questionnaireH. influenzae isolatesNontypable Haemophilus influenzaeDay care center directorsIdentical isolatesInfluenzae isolatesPacifier useThroat swabsHygiene habitsRisk factorsTobacco smokeImportant causeHaemophilus influenzaeOverall colonization rate
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
2004
Association of early‐onset otitis media in infants and exposure to household mould
Pettigrew MM, Gent JF, Triche EW, Belanger KD, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Association of early‐onset otitis media in infants and exposure to household mould. Paediatric And Perinatal Epidemiology 2004, 18: 441-447. PMID: 15535820, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2004.00596.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly otitis mediaOtitis mediaMonths of ageHousehold moldInfant respiratory symptomsAcute otitis mediaPhysician-diagnosed asthmaCohort of infantsOtitis media episodesRecurrent otitis mediaEarly onset otitis mediaMonths of lifeQuarterly telephone interviewsRespiratory symptomsCommon infectionsProspective studyPotential confoundersHigh riskInfant's birthStandardised questionnaireTelephone interviewsMonthsAsthmaEarly childhoodFurther studiesPrevalence of the hifBC, hmw1A, hmw2A, hmwC, and hia Genes in Haemophilus influenzae Isolates
Ecevit IZ, McCrea KW, Pettigrew MM, Sen A, Marrs CF, Gilsdorf JR. Prevalence of the hifBC, hmw1A, hmw2A, hmwC, and hia Genes in Haemophilus influenzae Isolates. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2004, 42: 3065-3072. PMID: 15243061, PMCID: PMC446296, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.42.7.3065-3072.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute otitis mediaOtitis mediaH. influenzaeHia geneHaemophilus influenzaeMiddle earRespiratory tract sitesH. influenzae infectionsAdhesin genesClinical H. influenzaeThroat isolatesInfluenzae infectionNTHi isolatesNasopharyngeal colonizationNTHi strainsType b strainsClinical isolatesPrevalenceInfluenzaeB strainsEpithelial cellsHMW adhesinsType BVirulence factorsHib