Table 2 Microbiology of middle ear fluid from children with acute otitis media
Pathogen | No. of strains (%) |
|---|---|
No growth | 47 (20.6) |
Any growth | 181 (79.4) |
Streptococcus pneumoniae | 83 (36.4) |
Staphylococcus aureus | 37 (16.2) |
Haemophilus influenzae | 9 (3.9) |
Streptococcus pyogenes | 4 (1.7) |
Moraxella catarrhalis | 1 (0.4) |
Candida albicans | 5 (2.2) |
Fungus | 6 (2.6) |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 10 (4.4) |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 4 (1.7) |
Escherichia coli | 3 (1.3) |
Proteus mirabilis | 2 (0.8) |