Table 2.
Summary of antibiotic treatment response.
| Conditions at the end time pointa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear ears (%) | Ears with MEE (%) | Ears with biofilm (%) | Ears with MEE and biofilm (%) | |
| Control without induced AOM (n = 2, ears = 4) | 4 (100%) | – | – | – |
| NTHi-infected without treatment (n = 6, ears = 12) | 3 (25%) | 5 (42%) | – | 4 (33%) |
| NTHi-infected with low-dose ceftriaxone (n = 12, ears = 21) | 7 (33%) | 6 (29%) | 1 (5%) | 7 (33%) |
| NTHi-infected with high-dose ceftriaxone (n = 11, ears = 21) | 9 (43%) | 8 (38%) | – | 5 (24%) |
aThe ears with a complete blockage of the ear canal at the end time point were excluded for this analysis.