Wagner J E, Owens D R, Kusewitt D F, Corley E A
Lab Anim Sci. 1976 Dec;26(6 Pt 1):902-7.
Otitis media occurred in 177 of 1373 guinea pigs necropsied during a six-year period. Streptococcus pneumoniae (20%), Streptococcus zooepidemicus (15%), Bordetella bronchiseptica (12%), and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (11%) were the most common bacteria isolated from affected tympanic bullae. Radiology and otoscopy were tested as means of antemortem screening for affected guinea pigs. Radiology gave 96% accuracy in diagnosing otitis media and proved to be a more satisfactory technique than otoscopy.
在六年期间对1373只豚鼠进行尸检，其中177只发生了中耳炎。从受影响的鼓泡中分离出的最常见细菌是肺炎链球菌（20%）、兽疫链球菌（15%）、支气管败血波氏杆菌（12%）和铜绿假单胞菌（11%）。对放射学和耳镜检查作为生前筛选受影响豚鼠的方法进行了测试。放射学诊断中耳炎的准确率为96%，并且被证明是比耳镜检查更令人满意的技术。
