From: Detection of bacteria in middle ear effusions based on the presence of allergy: does allergy augment bacterial infection in the middle ear?
Bacterial species
No (%) of PCR-positive specimens in the MAST-positive group
No (%) of PCR-positive specimens in the MAST-negative group
S. pneumoniae
6 (40.0 %)
21 (53.9 %)
H. influenzae
7 (46.7 %)
10 (25.6 %)
M. catarrhalis
3 (20.0 %)
6 (15.4 %)