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Ann Med Res. 2002; 9(1): 25-27


The Importance Of M. catarrhalis In The Upper Respiratory Tract Infections

Ibrahim Halil Özerol*, Nergis Asgin*, Dr. M. Tayyar Kalcioglu**

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Abstract


 

M. catarrhalis is a pathogenic organism which can cause upper respiratory tract infections such as otitis media or

sinusitis. In this current study, M. catarrhalis was investigated on nasopharyngeal and throat specimens of 104

patients (73 adults, 31 children) prodiagnosed as having upper respiratory tract infections. M. catarrhalis was

recovered from 35 of 104 nasopharyngeal specimens (33.6%) and 20 of 104 throat specimens (19.2%). These

rates were 18 (24.7%) and 13 (17.8%) for adults, and 17 (54.8%) and 7 (22.6%) for children, respectively. These

results support the theory that M. catarrhalis has an important role in the aetiology of upper respiratory tract

infection.

Key Words: M. catarrhalis, Otitis media, Sinusitis.






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