Abstract | OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the presence and nature of bacterial flora on hearing aids and the ears of this population. We wonder if the microbiology of the ears with hearing aid wearing differs from the other ear. SETTING: Tertiary referral center. DESIGN: A prospective, clinical study. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Three samples were taken, one from the surface of the hearing aid's ear mold; one from the hearing aid-wearing ear canal and the last one from the ear without hearing aid. Samples were cultured to determine qualitatively and quantitatively the pathogenic microorganisms present. RESULTS: A total of 123 samples, obtained from 41 hearing aid users, were analyzed. Methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci, methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-resistant S. aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Acinetobacter species, Staphylococcus auricularis, and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia were identified organisms. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Çiğdem Tepe Karaca, Seniha Şenbayrak Akçay, Sema Zer Toros, Çağatay Oysu, Ayşegül Verim, Şaban Çelebi, Sebahat Aksaray |
Journal | American journal of otolaryngology
(Am J Otolaryngol)
2013 Jul-Aug
Vol. 34
Issue 4
Pg. 278-81
ISSN: 1532-818X [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 23313122
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
(pharmacology)
- Child
- Ear Canal
(microbiology)
- Equipment Contamination
- Female
- Gram-Negative Bacteria
(drug effects, isolation & purification)
- Gram-Positive Bacteria
(drug effects, isolation & purification)
- Hearing Aids
(microbiology)
- Humans
- Male
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Middle Aged
- Prospective Studies
- Reference Values
- Sampling Studies
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Tertiary Care Centers
- Young Adult
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