Laura Lindholm

Pathogens in the Nasopharynx Before and After Antibiotic Treatment for Acute Otitis Media

BACKGROUND: Limited data exist on whether the timing or duration of treatment for acute otitis media (AOM) affects nasopharyngeal carriage. We studied the eradication of pathogens (Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis) in relation to timing (...