Study Suggests New Way to Prevent Recurrent Ear Infections
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 - 09:30
in Health & Medicine
Eliminating bacteria's DNA and boosting antimicrobial proteins that already exist may help prevent middle ear infections from reoccurring. These are the findings from a Nationwide Children's Hospital study that examined how an immune defense protein common in the middle ear interacts with a structure meant to protect a colony of bacteria.