The association between Helicobacter pylori and chronic otitis media with effusion.

Chronic otitis media with effusion (COME) is a common condition in children and a leading cause for hearing loss and ventilation tubes (VT) insertion. Among other risk factors, it is suggested that Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection may have a role in the pathogenesis of COME. Previous studies have reached different results, and therefore, there is a need for further data on the relationship between H. pylori infection and COME development in children. Our objective is to investigate the presence of H. pylori in the middle-ear fluid (MEF) from children with COME. A Comparative cross-sectional study. Children ≤ 18 years were included. The study group included children diagnosed with COME and required VT insertion. The control group included children with acute otitis media (AOM) who required myringotomy in the emergency room. Middle-ear fluid samples were sent for both culture and bacterial identification using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing. A total of 43 children were included. Eighteen with COME (median age 4 years, IQR 3-6), and 25 with AOM (median age 1 year, IQR 1-2). All samples were cultured for H. pylori. Twenty-two samples underwent H. pylori PCR testing of them, 12 samples from children with COME, and 10 from children with AOM. All cultures and PCR tests results were negative for H. pylori. Our results suggest that H. pylori does not have a role in the pathogenesis of COME. Future larger studies are needed to investigate whether H. pylori has a role in the pathogenesis of COME. © 2022. Crown.

Citation

Ahmed Taha, Jacob Pitaro, Tsilia Lazarovitch, Limor Muallem-Kalmovich, Yael Garti, Haim Gavriel. The association between Helicobacter pylori and chronic otitis media with effusion. European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 2023 Feb;280(2):891-896

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PMID: 36178529

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