Bacterial Otitis Externa in Patients Attending an ENT Clinic in Babol, North of Iran

Bacterial Otitis Externa in Patients Attending an ENT Clinic in Babol, North of Iran

BACKGROUND Acute otitis externa, an inflammatory condition of the external auditory canal, is a common clinical problem in general medicine. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to determine the etiology of otitis externa in patients from the Mazandaran province, north of Iran, which has a humid climate, as humidity can affect the prevalence of pathogenic microorganisms. PATIENTS AND METHODS This cr...

bacterial otitis externa in patients attending an ent clinic in babol, north of iran

results patients between 35 and 44 years of age were most frequently affected (25.00%) by otitis externa (average age, 43.87 ± 18.08 years). moreover, women (54.31%) were more frequently affected than men (45.69%). upon direct investigation, gram-positive bacilli were the most commonly identified microorganisms (22.41%). furthermore, bacillus spp. and coagulase-negative staphylococci (22.41% an...

The percentage of otitis types in patients being reffered to ENT clinic: a brief report

Background: Otitis is the most common infectious disease of the ear with internal and external cranial complications. If the infection is in the middle ear, it causes otitis media. If the infection is in the external ear, it’s along with otitis externa (OE). Different types of otitis media include acute otitis media (AOM), chronic otitis media (COM) and Otitis media with effusion (OME). This st...

Comparing Cerumen Bacterial Flora in Acute Otitis Externa Patients and Healthy Controls

Introduction: In spite of the fact that acute otitis media is a systemic and symptomatic disease with sever otalgia, otitis media with effusion (OME) is an asymptomatic and silent disease. OME is the most common cause of conductive hearing loss in children and has adverse effects on speech development and cognitive skills. Results: Among 1001 children under study, 57 subjects (5.7%) were dia...

Comparing Cerumen Bacterial Flora in Acute Otitis Externa Patients and Healthy Controls