1Department of Microbiology, Fathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, India
2Assistant professor, Department of Microbiology, Shanthi ram Medical College, Nandyala, Andhra Pradesh, India
3Apex diagnostic and medical imaging center, Khammam, Andhra Pradesh, India
*Corresponding author E-mail: kusumabai9@gmail.com
The present study was to know the different etiological aerobic and anaerobic bacteria in chronic suppurative otitis media and also its antibiogram.
The total 128 specimens collected by aseptical conditions and examine microscopically and cultured for bacteria, antibiotic sensitivity testing was done by Kirby Bauer disk diffusion method.
The bacteriological study's on the 128 cases 124 samples yielded growth and 4 were sterile. On culture positives 84 were pure isolates and 40 were mixed isolates. In single organism isolates 78 were aerobic and 6 were anaerobic organism in mixed infection 40 cases aerobic organisms.
The study revealed aerobes as prominent causative agents of CSOM (61%) followed by mixed isolation (31%) and anaerobes (5%) highest incidence is observed age group of 0–20 years. The prevalence is more in males.
Chronic suppurative otitis media, aerobic, anaerobic bacteria, antibiogram
