Table 2 Characteristics of children with OME
From: Bacterial aetiology of chronic otitis media with effusion in children - risk factors
Characteristics | Total (n = 50) | MEF positive (% in group) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. pneumoniae (n = 9) | H. influenzae (n = 12) | A. otitidis (n = 22) | M. catarrhalis (n = 4) | ||
Age (yr)a | 4 (2–8) | 5 (3–8) | 4 (2–7) | 3.7 (3–5) | 4 (3–6) |
Male sex | 33 (66.0) | 8 (24.2) | 6 (18.2) | 13 (39.4) | 3 (9.1) |
Social status: | |||||
Very good | 26 (52.0) | 2 (7.7) | 6 (23.1) | 11 (42.3) | 1 (3.9) |
Good | 23 (46..0) | 7 (30.4) | 5 (21.7) | 10 (43.5) | 3 (13.0) |
Low | 1 (2.0) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | 1 (100) | 0 (0) |
Rural residence | 19 (38.0) | 4 (21.1) | 4 (21.1) | 10 (52.6) | 3 (15.8) |
Parental smoking | 14 (28.0) | 4 (28.6) | 6 (42.9) | 8 (57.1) | 2 (14.3) |
Breastfeeding | 45 (90.0) | 9 (20.0) | 8 (17.8) | 19 (42.2) | 4 (8.9) |
Cesarean childbirth | 22 (44.0) | 5 (55.6) | 4 (18.2) | 11 (50.0) | 2 (9.1) |
Bilateral OME: positive samples from right/left ear | 19 (38.0): 15/13 | 1 (5.3): 1/0 | 9 (47.4): 8/6 | 8 (42.1): 8/8 | 3 (15.8): 3/2 |
Unilateral OME | 31 (62.0) | 8 (25.8) | 3 (9.7) | 14 (45.2) | 1 (3.2) |
Duration of symptoms (days)a | 639 (92–1095) | 548 (365–730) | 548 (183–730) | 730 (183–1095) | 730 (365–730) |
Frequent URTI | 39 (78.0) | 8 (20.5) | 9 (23.1) | 15 (38.5) | 4 (10.3) |
Snoring | 34 (68.0) | 4 (11.8) | 8 (23.5) | 16 (47.1) | 3 (8.8) |
Allergy | 7 (14.0) | 1 (14.3) | 1 (14.3) | 1 (14.3) | 1 (14.3) |
Pneumococcal vaccination | 16 (32.0) | 4 (25.0) | 5 (31.3) | 5 (31.3) | 1 (6.3) |