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Bordetella pertussis Causing Otitis Media: A Case ReportVaccination News Home Page subscribe Vaccination NewsLetter http://ipsapp002.lwwonline.com/content/getfile/2340/45/7/abstract.htm
Bordetella pertussis Causing Otitis Media: A Case ReportObjective/Hypothesis:Bordetella pertussis 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 B pertussis. We were unable to find a previous report of B pertussis otitis media. Conclusion:Bordetella pertussis has been identified in the middle ear effusion of an infant with the pertussis syndrome.
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From the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (m.e.d., r.w.d., m.b.b.) and the Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease (j.l.r.), University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas, U.S.A. Editor's Note: This Manuscript was accepted for publication September 26, 2002. Send Correspondence to Ronald W. Deskin, MD, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, 301 University Boulevard, Route 0521, Galveston, TX 77555, U.S.A. E-mail: rwdeskin@utmb.edu
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