Shimada Jun, Yamanaka Noboru, Hotomi Muneki, Suzumoto Masaki, Sakai Akihiro, Ubukata Kimiko, Mitsuda Toshihiro, Yokota Shumpei, Faden Howard
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimidera, Wakayama City, Wakayama 641-0012, Japan.
J Clin Microbiol. 2002 May;40(5):1851-3. doi: 10.1128/JCM.40.5.1851-1853.2002.
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.
在23名患有急性中耳炎(AOM)的兄弟姐妹中评估了肺炎链球菌的鼻咽传播情况。限制性片段长度多态性分析显示,在11个家庭中出现的13组AOM中,有12组的兄弟姐妹之间鼻咽部菌株是相同的。这项研究证明了肺炎链球菌,尤其是耐药菌株,在患有AOM的兄弟姐妹之间存在人际传播。