- Title
- Alloiococcus otitidis: an emerging pathogen in otitis media
- Creator
- Ashhurst-Smith, Christopher; Hall, Sharron T.; Stuart, John; Burns, Christine J.; Liet, Esther; Walker, Paul J.; Dorrington, Robert; Eisenberg, Robert; Robilliard, Malcolm; Blackwell, C. Caroline
- Relation
- Journal of Infection Vol. 64, Issue 2, p. 233-235
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2011.11.008
- Publisher
- W.B. Saunders Co.
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2012
- Description
- We read with interest the article published on microbiology of chronic otitis media with effusion (OME) in a Korean population which reported a high frequency of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas, methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA). In our studies of Australian children treated surgically for OME, we found similar proportions of S. aureus and Streptococcus pneumonia (SP) but lower proportions of Pseudomonas and higher proportions of Corynebacterium isolates. The predominant organism was Alloiococcus otitidis (AO), usually detected by PCR in patients with acute otitis media (AOM) and OME. Because AO was reported as fastidious, we assessed its responses to adverse growth conditions. PCR was used to detect DNA of AO and otopathogens to confirm results of culture data. From our findings, we proposed an explanation for low isolation of AO in previous studies from children with AOM or OME and its potential role in ear infections.
- Subject
- otitis media; Alloiococcus otitidis; pathogen; Australia
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1319028
- Identifier
- uon:23765
- Identifier
- ISSN:0163-4453
- Language
- eng
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