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Molecular epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae mediated otitis media
Streptococcus pneumoniae is leading cause of bacterial otitis media in young children. Increasing rates of antibiotic resistance and the changing epidemiology of pneumococcal strains dictate the need to develop new methods to study, control, and prevent these important infections. Investigation into the molecular epidemiology of these bacteria will provide important insights into disease; progress in this field is described below.