Table 2.
Bacterial otopathogens and viruses identified by RT-PCR in the middle ears of peri-urban and urban children in South-East Queensland undergoing ventilation tube insertion for otitis media (OM).
| OM(n=85 ears) | |
|---|---|
| Bacterial otopathogens (n=85 ears) | 40 (47.1%) |
| S. pneumoniae | 15 (17.6%) |
| H. influenzae | 22 (25.9%) |
| M. catarrhalis | 17 (20.0%) |
| Viruses (n=81 ears) | 30 (37.0%) |
| Adenovirus | 3 (3.7%) |
| Human metapneumovirus | 3 (3.7%) |
| Influenza B virus | 1 (1.2%) |
| Respiratory syncytial virus | 6 (7.4%) |
| Rhinovirus | 16 (19.8%) |
| WU polyomavirus | 5 (6.2%) |
| No pathogen | 30 (37.0%) |
| Bacterial otopathogens alone | 21 (25.9%) |
| Viruses alone | 15 (18.5%) |
| Bacterial otopathogens and viruses | 15 (18.5%) |
Number and percentage (between brackets) of samples in which bacteria were detected. Viral detections are from 81 MEE samples due to presence of inhibitors in 4 samples and one sample not collected due to pre-existing tympanic membrane perforation.