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Table 4 The proportion of children with bacterial pathogens isolated from their nasopharynx.

From: The clinical course of acute otitis media in high-risk Australian Aboriginal children: a longitudinal study

 

Spn (%)

PRSpn (%)

Hi (%)

Mc (%)

Day 0

22/27 (81%)

16/27 (59%)

19/27 (70%)

26/27 (96%)

Week 1

20/24 (83%)

16/24 (67%)

17/24 (71%)

24/24 (100%)

Week 2

18/21 (86%)

13/21 (62%)

17/21 (81%)

20/21 (95%)

  1. Spn = Streptococcus pneumoniae; PRSpn = Penicillin Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae; Hi = Haemophilus influenzae; Mc = Moraxella catarrhalis.