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Abstract

Background: Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is a common otological problem in daily clinical practice. It is crucial to know the bacterial pathogens and their antimicrobial susceptibilities in patients with CSOM to achieve a good clinical outcome.

Objectives: To identify the aerobic bacterial pathogens and their antibiotic sensitivities in subjects with CSOM in Al-Ramadi Teaching Hospital.

Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive study included 102 subjects with a clinical diagnosis of CSOM (aural discharge >2 weeks, eardrum perforation, and conductive deafness). Purulent discharge was obtained from the middle ear with sterile swabs and cultured for bacterial microorganisms. The sensitivity of the isolated agents to antimicrobials was evaluated by a culture and sensitivity method. SPSS version 22 was used for statistical analysis of the data. Differences were considered statistically significant at  < 0.05.

Results: Out of 3634 outpatient subjects, 102 (2.8%) presented with active CSOM. The age range of the patients was 1–70 years (mean 28.90 ± 19.8). There were 58 females (56.9%). Out of 117 ear swab specimens, 107 (91.5%) yielded positive cultures. The majority (101, 94.4%) of the specimens yielded a single organism. There was a high statistically significant difference ( < 0.001) between gram-positive (n = 77, 68.1%) and gram-negative pathogens (n = 36, 31.9%). in 65 (57.5%) cases and in 19 (16.8%) cases were the two most commonly isolated organisms. The drugs imipenem (93.8%), amikacin (86.1%), azteronam (83.1%), and ciprofloxacin (81.5%) were effective against ( < 0.001). Amikacin (100%), imipenem (94.7%), ciprofloxacin (68.4%), and gentamicin (63.1%) were the most effective antibiotics against ( < 0.001).

Conclusion: The prevalence rate of active CSOM was 2.8%. Ciprofloxacin showed high effectiveness against the two most common isolated pathogens ( and ); therefore, it could be used as empirical therapy for active CSOM cases.

© 2021 Al-Ani, Al-Zubaidi, Lafi, licensee HBKU Press.
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Profile of aerobic bacteria and their antibiotic sensitivity in chronic suppurative otitis media in Al-Ramadi Teaching Hospital, Ramadi City, Iraq
Qatar Medical Journal 2021, 3 (2021); https://doi.org/10.5339/qmj.2021.3
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  • Article Type: Research Article
Keyword(s): Aerobic bacteria, Antibiotic sensitivity, Chronic suppurative otitis media, Ciprofloxacin and Otitis media

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