High concentrations of middle ear antimicrobial peptides and proteins and proinflammatory cytokines are associated with detection of middle ear pathogens in children with recurrent acute otitis media

• Elke J. Seppanen ,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: elke.seppanen@telethonkids.org.au

  Affiliation Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases, Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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• Ruth B. Thornton,

  Roles Investigation, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases, Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty Health and Medical Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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• Karli J. Corscadden,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases, Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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• Caitlyn M. Granland,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases, Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4044-6261

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• Julie Hibbert,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centre for Neonatal Research and Education, Faculty Health and Medical Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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• Angela Fuery,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Medicine, Division of Paediatrics, Faculty Health and Medical Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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• Selma P. Wiertsema,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Current address: Immunology group, Danone Nutricia, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

  Affiliation School of Medicine, Division of Paediatrics, Faculty Health and Medical Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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• Shyan Vijayasekaran,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Perth Children’s Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, School of Medicine, Otolaryngology Unit, Faculty Health and Medical Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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• Harvey L. Coates,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Medicine, Otolaryngology Unit, Faculty Health and Medical Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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• Peter Jacoby,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases, Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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• Andrew Currie,

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Centre for Neonatal Research and Education, Faculty Health and Medical Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Medical, Molecular & Forensic Sciences, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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• Peter C. Richmond,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases, Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, School of Medicine, Division of Paediatrics, Faculty Health and Medical Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Perth Children’s Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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• Lea-Ann S. Kirkham

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases, Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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