Table 3 Incidence of bacterial DNA presence in Middle Ear Effusions
Purulent Effusions | Nonpurulent Effusions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Presence of Bacterial DNA | No. of Children (column %) (n = 38) | No. of Children (column %) (n = 169) | p-value |
Haemophilus influenzae | |||
Single organism | 22 (58) | 20 (12) | <0.001 |
Polymicrobial component | 3 (8) | 20 (12) | |
None | 13 (34) | 129 (76) | |
Streptococcus pneumoniae | |||
Single organism | 1 (3) | 2 (1) | 0.79 |
Polymicrobial component | 1 (3) | 6 (4) | |
None | 36 (95) | 161 (95) | |
Alloiococcus otitidis | |||
Single organism | 2 (5) | 22 (13) | 0.40 |
Polymicrobial component | 5 (13) | 21 (12) | |
None | 31 (82) | 126 (75) | |
Moraxella catarrhalis | |||
Single organism | 3 (8) | 11 (7) | 0.95 |
Polymicrobial component | 4 (11) | 18 (11) | |
None | 31 (82) | 140 (83) | |
Overall | |||
Single organism | 28 (74) | 55 (33) | <0.001 |
Polymicrobial | 5 (13) | 31 (18) | |
No Bacteria Detected | 5 (13) | 83 (49) | |