The incidence and course of meningealcomplications were studied in relation to the course of ME otitis.
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This model might be useful for preclinical therapeutic assays on pneumococcal meningealcomplications, including infections due to strains with abnormal susceptibility to antibiotics.
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Results: After inoculation of 40 bacteria per ear, lethal meningealcomplications occurred in 14 (29%) of 48 cases.