Original article
English
V.N. Chaturvedi 1, B.S. Grewal 2, Ma. Gad 3
1-Dept. of Surgery (Otolaryngology), Faculty of Medicine, University of Garyounis, Benghazi, S.P.L.A .J. 2-E.N. T. Department, 7th April Hospital, Benghazi, S.P.L.A.J. 3-Dept. of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Garyounis, Benghazi, S.P.L.A.J.
Garyounis Medical Journal Vol. 6, No.2. July 1983:161-165
Abstract
A study of bacterial flora in one hundred cases of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (CSOM) was carried out at the 7th April Teaching Hospital, in Ben ghazi. This study included culture of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, and culture for fungi in all cases. The commonest pathogens identified were Pseudomonas sp. (26%), Staphylococci (25%) and Proteus sp. (23%). Fungi were isolated in 9% of cases. No growth was seen in 15% of the specimens cultured. No anaerobic orga nisms were cultured. No resistant strains were identified by an antibiogram study.
Keywords: Bacterial Flora in Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media in Benghazi
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