netilmicin and Otitis-Externa

We report the results of a microbiological clinic study that was performed by our ENT Department between years 2000 and 2001 whose main objective was to determine, in Badajoz Area of Health, which bacteria were involved in the acute diffuse external otitis of patients without previous antibiotic treatment (two weeks before obtaining the samples). Of 79 isolated microorganisms in 62 patients that fulfilled the requirements established Pseudomonas, mainly P. Aeruginosa, represented a 46.83% altogether followed by Staphylococcus (18.98%). In almost one fourth part of the cases strains of associated fungi were identified.

Topics: Acute Disease; Administration, Oral; Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Anti-Infective Agents; Antifungal Agents; Ciprofloxacin; Data Interpretation, Statistical; Female; Fungi; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Mycoses; Netilmicin; Otitis Externa; Prevalence; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Pseudomonas Infections; Sex Factors; Staphylococcal Infections; Staphylococcus aureus; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome