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Bacteriology of acute suppuratiree otitis media

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    Middle ear exudates were collected by needle puncture technique under aseptic conditions from 22 patients of different age groups.

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    Pneumococci (29.16%) were found to be the commonest organisms associated with acute suppurative otitis media.

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    The incidence of the coagulase positive staphylococci and Klebsiella were the same (12.5%) and are next in incidence to pneumococci.

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    H. influenzae though isolated by various workers were conspicuously absent.

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    Chloramphenicol is found to be the drug of choice as 66.66% of the strains were susceptible to this drug. Tetracycline resistant strains have been discussed.

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  1. Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool. (A.P.)

    P. S. Leela Naidu & P. Lakshmipathi

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Naidu, P.S.L., Lakshmipathi, P. Bacteriology of acute suppuratiree otitis media. Ind. J. Otol. 19, 158–163 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03047448

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