Authors:
Kirkham L. S., Wiertsema SP, Mowe E, Bowman J, Riley T, Richmond P
Authors notes:
J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Jul;48(7):2557-9. Epub 2010 May 12
Keywords:
Nasopharyngeal carriage of Haemophilus haemolyticus in otitis-prone and healthy children
Abstract:
Haemophilus haemolyticus is often incorrectly categorized as nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHI) upon culture. PCR analyses of 266 NTHI-like nasopharyngeal isolates from children with and without recurrent acute otitis media (rAOM) revealed that 11.7% were H. haemolyticus and 9.4% gave equivocal results. Children with rAOM were more likely to carry H. haemolyticus.