caa a22 4500 388083573 CHVBK 20180307125224.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e199901 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S0022215100143075 doi S0022215100143075 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S0022215100143075 Microbiology of the middle meatus in children requiring adenotonsillectomy [Elektronische Daten] Middle meatus samples were cultured in 120 children undergoing adenotonsillectomy with, or without, insertion of ventilation tubes. Every child (except one) had positive cultures. Haemophilus influenzae (62 per cent of the children), Moraxella catarrhalis (53 per cent) and Streptococcus pneumoniae (48 per cent) were the most commonly isolated bacteria. The presence of Moraxella catarrhalis and (to a lesser extent) Streptococcus pneumoniae was higher in younger children, while Haemophilus influenzae was cultured independently of age. Culture results of these middle meatal samples, carefully taken in order to avoid any contamination, probably reflect some ongoing sinus infection in these children requiring adenotonsillectomy. The problems inherent in the interpretation of surface cultures are addressed. Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999 Microbiology nationallicence Nasal cavity nationallicence Child nationallicence Gordts Frans Departments of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Brussels, Belgium. Nasser Ibrahim Abu Departments of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Brussels, Belgium. Pierard Denis Departments of Microbiology, University Hospital (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Brussels, Belgium. Meyvisch Paul Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University Hospital (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Brussels, Belgium. Clement Peter A. R. Departments of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Brussels, Belgium. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology Cambridge University Press 113/1(1999-01), 24-27 0022-2151 113:1<24 1999 113 JLO https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215100143075 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215100143075 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gordts Frans Departments of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Brussels, Belgium NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Nasser Ibrahim Abu Departments of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Brussels, Belgium NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Pierard Denis Departments of Microbiology, University Hospital (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Brussels, Belgium NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Meyvisch Paul Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University Hospital (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Brussels, Belgium NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Clement Peter A. R. Departments of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Brussels, Belgium NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- The Journal of Laryngology & Otology Cambridge University Press 113/1(1999-01), 24-27 0022-2151 113:1<24 1999 113 JLO CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge