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B584250a4e22 P 27
B584250a4e22 P 27
This study was carried out to determine the aureus (MSSA) (15.7%) and Klebsiellaspp (10.6%).
aerobic microorganisms involved in chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa showed 95% sensitivity
suppurative otitis media (CSOM) and their to ceftazidime and 74% to ciprofloxacin and
antibiotic susceptibility patterns and to formulate gentamicin. MSSA was 100% susceptible to
empirical antibiotic guidelines for CSOM patients. cloxacillinand 95% and 85% to cotrimoxazole
Over a period of 1 year, ear swabs from patients and gentamicin respectively, but ciprofloxacin
with CSOM were submitted to the microbiology sensitivity was low (35%). We recommend
laboratory. Patients who had not received gentamicin as the topical antibiotic of choice for
antibiotics for the past three days were recruited. empirical treatment of CSOM while ciprofloxacin
All organisms were identified using the standard and cloxacillin are for systemic therapy.
operating procedures given in the Microbiology Performing bacterial culture prior to antibiotics is
Laboratory Manual. Antibiotic sensitivity testing necessary to decide on specific treatment.
was done using the Stokes disc diffusion method.
Ear swabs were taken from 273 patients, of which Keywords: Chronic suppurative otitis media,
257 (94%) yielded positive cultures. Pseudomonas Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Susceptibility patternh
aeruginosa (52%) was the most frequent isolate,
followed by methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus
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