Detection of Alloiococcus otitidis in the nasopharynx and in the outer ear canal

DURMAZ R., OZEROL I., KALCIOGLU M., ONCEL S., Otlu B., DIREKEL S., ...Daha Fazla

MICROBIOLOGICA, cilt.25, sa.2, ss.265-268, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2002
  • Dergi Adı: MICROBIOLOGICA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.265-268
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Alloiococcus otitidis, habitat, nasopharynx, outer ear canal, MULTIPLEX PCR, MEDIA, EFFUSION, PATHOGENS, IDENTIFICATION, CHILDREN, FLUID
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Alloiococcus otitidis has been recovered from the middle car of children with otitis media with effusion, but its natural habitat is not known. To determine whether the nasopharynx and the outer ear canals are the natural habitats of A. otitidis, 145 swabs (50, nasopharynx; 95 outer ear canal) collected from 50 children were screened by polymerase chain reaction. A. otitidis DNA was detected in seven (4.8%) of the 145 specimens, of which four were nasopharynx, and three outer ear canal. These results indicate that the nasopharynx and outer car canal may be the body sites for localization of A. otitidis.