Open AccessBACTERIOLOGY AND TREA TMENT OF CHRONIC OTITIS MEDIA
Author(s) -
Anil Kumar Jha
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.722
Subject(s) - medicine , bacteriology , clindamycin , carbenicillin , otitis , anaerobic exercise , antimicrobial , surgery , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , ampicillin , physical therapy , bacteria , genetics , biology
Tympanocentesis was performed in 30 patients with chronic Otitis media. Pus wascultured aerobically and anaerobically. Aerobes only were isolated from 26 patients,and 9 had anaerobes. The patients were divided into two groups according to theirantimicrobial only therapy: 20 received carbenicillin and 10 clindamycin. There wasexcellent to good response to therapy in 46.67% of the patients treated Carbencillinand in 36.67% treated clindamycin here was a relieved from symptoms for up to oneyear. There were statistical differences in response to therapy in the two groups treated.Antimicrobial therapy directed against aerobic and anaerobic isolates from chronicotitis media had a high success rate in complete eradication of the infection.Key Words: Bacteriology, Chronic Otitis Media, Treatment.