TITLE:
Clinical Application of a Microbiological Study on Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media
AUTHORS:
Prayaga N. Srinivas Moorthy, Jadi Lingaiah, Sudhakar Katari, Anil Nakirakanti
KEYWORDS:
Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media; Microbiology; Antibiotic Resistance; Ciprofloxacin
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery,
Vol.2 No.6,
November
11,
2013
ABSTRACT: Our prospective study conducted over a period of 9
months includes 100 samples of ear discharge collected from 90 patients
suffering from tubo-tympanic type of chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM). The
ear discharge which is collected with sterile swabs is subjected to Gram’s
staining and culture of the causative organism. Antibiotic sensitivity
test of cultured bacterial growth is undertaken to know the susceptibility of the causative
organism. Of the 100 samples, 62 were culture positive where Pseudomonas aeruginosa was the most
common pathogen followed by Staphylococcus
aureus. Most of the cultured organisms in our study were sensitive to drug
Ciprofloxacin. The outcome of our study enabled us to set an empirical
medical treatment for an early resolution of ear discharge and inflammation in
our patients with CSOM as we could understand the aetiological pathogens and
their susceptibility pattern. Effective medical treatment in obtaining a
discharge free ear prior to surgical treatment led us to improve the surgical
outcome in our patients with CSOM.