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When citing these abstracts please use the following reference:<br />

Author(s) of abstract. Title of abstract [abstract]. Int J Infect Dis 2010;14S1: Abstract number.<br />

Please note that the official publication of the <strong>International</strong> Journal of <strong>Infectious</strong> Diseases 2010, Volume 14, Supplement 1<br />

is available electronically on http://www.sciencedirect.com<br />

Final Abstract Number: 80.009<br />

Session: Pediatric and Perinatal Infections<br />

Date: Friday, March 12, 2010<br />

Time: 12:30-13:30<br />

Room: <strong>Poster</strong> & Exhibition Area/Ground Level<br />

Type: <strong>Poster</strong> Presentation<br />

Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae: Primary causes of acute<br />

otitis media in Colombian children<br />

P. Lopez 1 , A. Sierra 1 , M. A. Zapata 1 , B. Vanegas 1 , R. De Antonio 2 , M. M. Castrejon 2 , W.<br />

Hausdorff 3 , R. Colindres 4<br />

1 Centro de Estudios en Infectologia Pediatrica CEIP, Cali, Colombia, 2 GlaxoSmithKline<br />

Biologicals, Panama City, Panama, 3 GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Wavre, Belgium,<br />

4 GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil<br />

Background: Acute otitis media (AOM) is one of the most common bacterial infections in<br />

childhood and the most frequent reason <strong>for</strong> antibiotic use. Bacterial conjugate vaccines have<br />

demonstrated some efficacy in preventing AOM, but impact may vary according to underlying<br />

pathogen and serotype distribution. Because data from Latin America are limited, this report<br />

provides novel data regarding bacterial etiology and serotypes of AOM cases within a routine<br />

clinical setting in two medical centers in Cali, Colombia to determine what proportion of disease<br />

may be vaccine-preventable.<br />

Methods: Children aged 3 months to

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