Prevention of Otitis Media with Probiotics in Indigenous Children

该项目正在土著和托雷斯海峡岛民（A&TSI）儿童的上呼吸道中寻找“好”细菌，这些细菌有能力抑制导致中耳疾病的细菌的生长。这些“好”细菌构成了可能的益生菌，并将与市售益生菌菌株相匹配。然后，这些益生菌菌株将被用于增强A&TSI儿童的上呼吸道，以确定我们是否可以减少中耳疾病的复发。

The project is searching for ‘good’ bacteria in the upper airways of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (A&TSI) children that have the ability to inhibit the growth of bacteria that causes middle ear disease. These ‘good’ bacteria constitute a possible probiotic and will be matched to commercially available probiotic strains. These probiotic strains will then be used to recolonise the upper airways of A&TSI children to determine whether we can reduce the recurrence of middle ear disease.