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Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Helicobacter pylori: a possible association with otitis media with effusion.
OBJECTIVE: Evaluate possible role of Helicobacter Pylori in pathogenesis of otitis media with effusion (OME).
STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Randomized controlled trial, tertiary referral center.
STUDY GROUP: Middle ear fluid was aspirated, a biopsy was taken from the promontorium of 22 children with OME.
CONTROL GROUP: A small biopsy was taken from the promontorium of 20 children with normal otologic findings. For both groups, 5 mm deep tissue specimens were obtained from tonsil and adenoid.
RESULTS: H pylori presence in the middle ear, the tonsillar and adenoid tissues by culture and PCR was significantly more frequent in the study group compared to the control group (P<0.05).
CONCLUSIONS: This study is the first to grow H pylori in middle ear in OME. Significantly increased colonization by H pylori of the middle ear, and tonsillar and adenoid tissue in patients with OME indicates that the bacteria might be involved in the pathogenesis of OME.
EBM RATING: A-1b.
STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Randomized controlled trial, tertiary referral center.
STUDY GROUP: Middle ear fluid was aspirated, a biopsy was taken from the promontorium of 22 children with OME.
CONTROL GROUP: A small biopsy was taken from the promontorium of 20 children with normal otologic findings. For both groups, 5 mm deep tissue specimens were obtained from tonsil and adenoid.
RESULTS: H pylori presence in the middle ear, the tonsillar and adenoid tissues by culture and PCR was significantly more frequent in the study group compared to the control group (P<0.05).
CONCLUSIONS: This study is the first to grow H pylori in middle ear in OME. Significantly increased colonization by H pylori of the middle ear, and tonsillar and adenoid tissue in patients with OME indicates that the bacteria might be involved in the pathogenesis of OME.
EBM RATING: A-1b.
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