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. 2021 Apr 20;6(2):e00056-21. doi: 10.1128/mSystems.00056-21

TABLE 1.

Participant characteristics and sampled locations by group

Characteristic Controls
Chronic OME patients
Cochlear implant recipients Children attending day care All
No. of participants 12 41 53 70
Age in yrs (mean ± SD) 9.01 ± 9.74 1.58 ± 8.38 4.56 ± 7.21 4.38 ± 2.42
% Female 42 41 41 41
Sampled locationsa AN, NP, ME NP AN, NP, ME AN, NP, Ad, Ad, ME, ECa
a

AN, anterior nares; NP, nasopharynx; Ad, adenoids; ME, middle ear; EC, ear canal.