The study was conducted to record the microbial inhabitants of the nirmal ear canal and isolate microbial infective agents in otitic ears in dogs. The microorganisms were isolated from 87.5% of normal ears, which included Staphylococcus spp. (37.5%) followed by S. pyogenes (25.0%), P. aeruginosa (12.5%) and E. coli (12.5%). The fungus Candida spp was isolated from 37.5% normal ears, which was a...

INTRODUCTION Meatoplasty is the final and essential step in performing effective canal wall down surgery for chronic otitis media. In this article we review some previous techniques and discuss our preferred method. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this observational case series study, we used this technique in 53 patients (28 male and 25 female) between January 2005 and January 2008. Our survey was ...

Methods: This was a prospective cross-sectional study at a tertiary care hospital. Patients upto the age of 80, having otorrhea for more than 6-12 weeks [2,3] and attending the ENT outpatient department were included. Samples of pus were collected from the deeper aspect of external auditory meatus and processed using standard techniques for culture and sensitivity. Biofilm detection was done. R...

background and objective: otitis externa is a common condition affecting the external auditory canal. predisposing factors implicated in the pathogenesis of the condition include preexisting aural disease, genetic factors, infection, trauma, and climatic conditions. bacteria are the most common cause of infection and fungi play a smaller but significant role in the disease. otomycosis is charac...