AEROBIC BACTERIOLOGICAL STUDY OF CHRONIC SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA WITH REFERENCE TO MRSA, GOVERNMENT GENERAL HOSPITAL, KAKINADA

Dr. K.Praveen; Dr. A.Usha Rani

Volume : VII, Issue : III, March - 2018

AEROBIC BACTERIOLOGICAL STUDY OF CHRONIC SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA WITH REFERENCE TO MRSA, GOVERNMENT GENERAL HOSPITAL, KAKINADA

Dr. K. Praveen, Dr. A. Usha Rani

Abstract :

Chronic suppurative otitis media(CSOM) is a disease of multiple etiology and is well known for its persistence and recurrence in spite of treatment. MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus) and other aerobic bacteria either alone or more than one are responsible for most of CSOM infections. The present study aims to isolate and identify the aerobic bacteria causing CSOM and their antibiotic sensitivity pattern with special reference to MRSA for a period of 3 months, September to November 2016. A total of 50 samples were collected from patients, of which 42 were culture positive. Predominant among isolates was S. aureus (18,) of which MRSA were 6, followed by Pseudomonas aeruginosa (13), Klebsiella species (6), CONS(4), and Proteus mirabilis (1). Staphylococcal species (GPC) were most sensitive to Linezolid (100%), Gram negative organisms were more sensitive to Carbapenems (95%). < clear="all" style="page–eak–before:always;mso–eak–type:section–eak" />