Prevalence and Antibiotic Sensitivity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from CSOM in NMCH, Patna, India

Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is a prevailing and notorious infection in developing countries causing serious local damage and threatening complications. It is characterised by painless discharge from ears dating from months to years and is the single major cause of deafness in India. It is common amongst children of low socio economic strata (Mymen, 2005). The introduction of antibiotics has reduced the incidence of intra cranial complications in otitis media. Early and effective treatment based on the knowledge of causing microorganisms and their sensitivity results in good clinical recovery and prevents damage and complications. Pseudomonas aeruginosa was the most common pathogen among the cases of CSOM reported by several workers in India and abroad with an incidence ranging from 21% to 52.94% (Gulati et al., 1969; Brook et al., 1979; Ayyagiri et al., 1981; International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 6 Number 6 (2017) pp. 2912-2916 Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com