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Comparative Study
. 1998 Nov;36(11):3417-9.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.36.11.3417-3419.1998.

Correlation between presence of viable bacteria and presence of endotoxin in middle-ear effusions

J R Dingman  1 , M G Rayner, S Mishra, Y Zhang, M D Ehrlich, J C Post, G D Ehrlich
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Comparative Study

Correlation between presence of viable bacteria and presence of endotoxin in middle-ear effusions

J R Dingman et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1998 Nov.

Abstract

The presence of endotoxin (detected by the Limulus amebocyte lysate assay) was compared to the presence of viable Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis (detected by PCR) in 106 middle-ear effusions from pediatric patients with chronic otitis media. Endotoxin was found in 81 of the 106 specimens. Of these 81 specimens, 66 (81.5%) also tested positive for one or both of the gram-negative bacteria H. influenzae and M. catarrhalis. The data suggest that viable gram-negative bacteria, detectable by PCR but often undetectable by culture, may be the source of endotoxin in middle-ear effusions.

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