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Association between contamination and positive bacterial cultures from EEC and MEC (n = 26).
| negative bacterial culture MEC | positive bacterial culture MEC | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Not-contaminated MEC samples (n = 8) | negative bacterial culture EEC | 4 | 0 |
| positive bacterial culture EEC | 3 | 1 | |
| Contaminated MEC samples (n = 18) | negative bacterial culture EEC | 7 | 0 |
| positive bacterial culture EEC | 8 | 3 |
EEC external ear canal, MEC middle ear cavity.
