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  • Title: Bordetella pertussis causing otitis media: a case report.
    Author: Decherd ME, Deskin RW, Rowen JL, Brindley MB.
    Journal: Laryngoscope; 2003 Feb; 113(2):226-7. PubMed ID: 12567073.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE/HYPOTHESIS: is an unusual cause of otitis media with effusion. We report a case in a neonate. STUDY DESIGN: Case report. METHODS: A case is presented. RESULTS: A 1-month-old infant girl was admitted because of respiratory distress and subsequently was found to have pertussis. On examination she was noted to have a middle ear effusion. Myringotomy was performed for culture. Culture confirmed. We were unable to find a previous report of otitis media. CONCLUSION: has been identified in the middle ear effusion of an infant with the pertussis syndrome.
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