Household transmission of Streptococcus pneumoniae among siblings with acute otitis media.

Authors :: Shimada J
Yamanaka N
Hotomi M
Suzumoto M
Sakai A
Ubukata K
Mitsuda T
Yokota S
Faden H
Source :: Journal of clinical microbiology [J Clin Microbiol] 2002 May; Vol. 40 (5), pp. 1851-3.
Publication Year :: 2002
Abstract: Nasopharyngeal transmission of Streptococcus pneumoniae was evaluated among 23 siblings with acute otitis media (AOM). Restriction fragment length polymorphism revealed that the nasopharyngeal strains were identical between siblings in 12 of 13 clusters of AOM experienced in 11 families. This study demonstrated person-to-person transmission of S. pneumoniae, especially drug-resistant strains, among siblings with AOM.

Subjects :: Acute Disease
Age of Onset
Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology
Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use
Child, Preschool
Disease Transmission, Infectious
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Humans
Infant
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Nasopharynx microbiology
Nuclear Family
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Streptococcus pneumoniae drug effects
Streptococcus pneumoniae genetics
Otitis Media microbiology
Pneumococcal Infections transmission
Streptococcus pneumoniae isolation & purification

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