comparing cerumen bacterial flora in acute otitis externa patients and healthy controls

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

Microbiology of Cerumen Bacterial Flora of Acute Otitis Externa Patients

Background:To compare the microbiology of Cerumen bacterial flora in acute otitis externa patients and healthy individuals. Methods: In this comparative study a total of 120 participants were included, consisting of 50 patients of acute otitis externa patients and 70 healthy participants. Healthy cases without any medical problems but with cerumen in the ear canal were enrolled ascontrol group....

Predisposing Factors for the Complications of Deep Neck Infection

Introduction: Cerumen is known as ear wax, produced regularly by cerumen and lipid secretary glands. Regarding the effect of Mazandaran province's humid weather on the prevalence of pathogenic microorganisms, this study was performed to determine the bacterial flora of the ear in patients with acute otitis externa and its comparison with healthy subjects. Materials and Methods: In this case-...

Acute otitis externa.

Acute otitis externa, also known as 'swimmer's ear', is a common disease of children, adolescents and adults. While chronic suppurative otitis media or acute otitis media with tympanostomy tubes or a perforation can cause acute otitis externa, both the infecting organisms and management protocol are different. This practice point focuses solely on managing acute otitis externa, without acute ot...

Acute otitis externa in children.

QUESTION In the summer months I see many children with uncomplicated acute otitis externa (AOE). I am aware of the multiple ototopical preparations. Which is the best first-line agent to treat AOE, and is there a role for an oral antibiotic? ANSWER There are no specific Canadian guidelines for the management of AOE. However, current American guidelines promote initial ototopical therapy witho...