The Aetiology of Acute Otitis Media in Children: Occurrence of Bacteria, L Forms of Bacteria and Mycoplasma in the Middle Ear Exudate. Relationship between Bacterial Findings in the Middle Ear Exudate, Nasopharynx and Throat

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