Exudative otitis media (EOM) was detected in 13 (14.8%) children out of 88 preschool children at audiological investigation. In their nasopharynx, these children carried pneumococci and hemophylic bacilli. The latter were identified 1.7 times more often in children with EOM than in those free of it. Both pathogens were encountered in EOM children 2.6 times more frequently. It is suggested that the above pathogens may support development and maintenance of EOM.
Child, Preschool Female