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  • Title: The occurrence of Chlamydia pneumoniae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and herpesviruses in otitis media with effusion.
    Author: Storgaard M, Tarp B, Ovesen T, Vinther B, Andersen PL, Obel N, Jensen JS.
    Journal: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis; 2004 Feb; 48(2):97-9. PubMed ID: 14972377.
    Abstract:
    In a previous report we found Chlamydia (C.) pneumoniae to be present in middle ear fluids (MEE) from older children with otitis media with effusion (OME). However, OME is a disease of younger children the present study was conducted in toddlers. MEEs (n = 150) and nasopharynx samples (n = 83) from children with OME was analyzed by PCR for the presence of C. pneumoniae and Mycoplasma (M.) pneumoniae. C. pneumoniae was not present in any and M. pneumoniae only in one of the MEEs, and these pathogens could be demonstrated in one and two nasopharynx samples, respectively. Further, 133 MEEs were analyzed by PCR for the presence of the 8 human herpesviruses, and all samples were found to be negative. We conclude that neither C. pneumoniae or M. pneumoniae, or any of the 8 human herpesviruses seems to play a major role in the pathogenesis of OME in early childhood OME.
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