[Pseudomonas and acute external otitis. Results of a microbiological study in patients without previous antibiotic treatment].

Abstract

We report the results of a microbiological clinic study that was performed by our ENT Department between years 2000 and 2001 whose main objective was to determine, in Badajoz Area of Health, which bacteria were involved in the acute diffuse external otitis of patients without previous antibiotic treatment (two weeks before obtaining the samples). Of 79 isolated microorganisms in 62 patients that fulfilled the requirements established Pseudomonas, mainly P. Aeruginosa, represented a 46.83% altogether followed by Staphylococcus (18.98%). In almost one fourth part of the cases strains of associated fungi were identified.

• Authors: V Pino Rivero, C G Pantoja Hernández, G González Palomino, M E Mora Santos, G Pardo Romero, A Blasco Huelva
• Journal: Anales otorrinolaringologicos ibero-americanos (An Otorrinolaringol Ibero Am) Vol. 34 Issue 1 Pg. 45-51 ( 2007) ISSN: 0303-8874 [Print] Spain
• Vernacular Title: Pseudomonas y otitis externa aguda. Resultados de un estudio microbiológico en pacentes sin tratamiento antibiótico previo.
• PMID: 17405458 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Anti-Bacterial Agents
• Anti-Infective Agents
• Antifungal Agents
• Netilmicin
• Ciprofloxacin

Topics

• Acute Disease
• Administration, Oral
• Adolescent
• Adult
• Age Factors
• Aged
• Anti-Bacterial Agents (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Anti-Infective Agents (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Antifungal Agents (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Ciprofloxacin (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Data Interpretation, Statistical
• Female
• Fungi (isolation & purification)
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Mycoses (diagnosis, drug therapy, epidemiology)
• Netilmicin (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Otitis Externa (drug therapy, microbiology)
• Prevalence
• Pseudomonas Infections (diagnosis, drug therapy, epidemiology)
• Pseudomonas aeruginosa (isolation & purification)
• Sex Factors
• Staphylococcal Infections (diagnosis, drug therapy, epidemiology)
• Staphylococcus aureus (isolation & purification)
• Time Factors
• Treatment Outcome