Microbial profile of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media with special reference to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Dr. P. SANKAR; Dr. S. DEEPA

Volume : VII, Issue : VI, June - 2017

Microbial profile of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media with special reference to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Dr. P. Sankar, Dr. S. Deepa

Abstract :

Chronic suppurative otitis media is considered to be major problem in developing countries with relatively high mortality and morbidity (Glass cock et al; 1990). Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a significant pathogen among gram–negative organisms infecting ear (Brobby Gw et al ; 1987, Brook I et al., 1996). In recent year Pseudomonas resistant to multi drugs is of great concern to ENT surgeons. · 110 Specimens were collected from 100 CSOM patients attending ENT op . · 43 strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa were isolated & Antibiotic susceptibility testing was done by Kirby – Bauer disc diffusion method. MIC detected using Hicomb test (E–TEST). This study revealed 53.5% of pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from CSOM is associated with multi drug resistance. The challenge for physician and Surgeon to develop stricter pathogen surveillance and drug susceptibility testing and to follow Judicious utilisation of both older and newer antimicrobial agents.