Volume : IV, Issue : VI, June - 2015

AEROBIC BACTERIOLOGY OF CHRONIC SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA(CSOM)–A HOSPITAL BASED CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

Divya Vaishnavi. G

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Chronic suppurative otitis media is one the most common conditions in ENT practice. Its importance lies in its chronicity and dreaded complications .The frequent presence of CSOM in general practice and poor response to routine treatment make the evaluation of bacteria flora important.The aim of the study is to isolate and identify the etiological agents causing CSOM and determination of their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern. In this study, one hundred clinically diagnosed cases of CSOM with chronic ear discharge with no prior antibiotic consumption were considered, whose ear swabs were collected and cultured for bacteria. Standard methods of isolation and identification were done followed by Antibiotic susceptibility testing by Kirby– Bauer disc diffusion method. Staphylococcus aureus was the most dominant including isolates of Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, followed by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Antibiotic sensitivity pattern shows ciprofloxacin to be the most effective drug, followed by gentamicin and amikacin.

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Divya vaishnavi.G Aerobic Bacteriology of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media(Csom)-A Hospital Based Cross Sectional Study International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 4, Issue : 6 June 2015

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