Penicillin-Resistant Streptococcus Pneumoniae (PRSP)
American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck SurgeryA new prospective study provides the first documentation that penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae (PRSP) is a pathogen in causing otitis media with effusion (infection of the middle ear) in young children. The presence of PRSP is significant for this common childhood ailment is regularly treated with antibiotics and in some cases, the insertion of tympanostomy tubes.