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- Title
Cellular immune response in young children accounts for recurrent acute otitis media.
- Authors
Sharma, Sharad K; Pichichero, Michael E
- Abstract
Acute otitis media (AOM) is a common disease in young children. Streptococcus pneumoniae (Spn) and Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) are the two most common pathogens that cause AOM. Over the past 5 years, our group has been studying the immunologic profile of children that experience repeated AOM infections despite tympanocentesis drainage of middle ear fluid and individualized antibiotic treatment; we call these children stringently-defined otitis prone(sOP). Although protection against AOM is primarily mediated by ototpathogen-specific antibody, our recent studies suggest that suboptimal memory B and T cell responses and an immaturity in antigen-presenting cells may play a significant role in the propensity to recurrent AOM infections. This review focuses on the studies performed to define immunologic dysfunction in sOP children.
- Publication
Current allergy and asthma reports, 2013, Vol 13, Issue 5, p495
- ISSN
1534-6315
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11882-013-0370-z