FUNGAL PROFILE AND ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERN OF YEAST ISOLATED FROM CHRONIC SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN UTTARAKHAND

Chauhan Jyoti; Kataria V.K.; Nautiyal Sulekha; Singh V.P.; Jauhari Shalabh

Volume : VII, Issue : IV, April - 2017

FUNGAL PROFILE AND ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERN OF YEAST ISOLATED FROM CHRONIC SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN UTTARAKHAND

Chauhan Jyoti, Kataria V. K. , Nautiyal Sulekha, Singh V. P. , Jauhari Shalabh

Abstract :

Introduction

Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is one of the most commonly encountered diseases in otorhinolaryngology practice.

Material and method

A total of 70 samples from 64 clinically diagnosed cases of CSOM were included in the study. The fungal identification was done and antifungal susceptibility of the yeast isolates was carried out by automated method.

Result

Out of 70 samples 50% (33/70) showed positive fungal culture. Among 64 patients, 53.12% (34/64) were males and 46.87% (30/64) were females. The most common isolated fungus was Aspergillus fumigatus (36.36%) followed by Aspergillus niger (30.30%) and Candida albicans (18.18%). All strains of Candida species were sensitive to fluconazole, amphotericin B, flucytosine and voriconazole.

Conclusion

Irregular and indiscriminate use of antibiotics precipitates the emergence of multi–resistant bacteria and also suppress normal bacterial flora of ear leading to fungal infection.