ArticleEpidemiology and infection2018
Seasonal variation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in culture positive otitis externa in South East England.
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- Bacterial agents of otitis media and their antibiotic resistance profile: a retrospective clinical presentation at St. Dominic Hospital, Akwatia, Ghana.BMC microbiology · 2025Article
- Ear, nose and throat disorders and international travel.Tropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines · 2025Review
- To Study the Microbiological Florae in Patients of Acute Otitis Externa.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024Article
- Molecular Analysis of Carbapenem and Aminoglycoside Resistance Genes in Carbapenem-ResistantAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Acute otitis externa and auricular erysipelas; causative pathogens, antimicrobial susceptibility and treatment strategies of tertiary referral centre patients.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2023Article
- Perspectives of Italian Physicians and Patients in the Treatment of Otitis Externa: A Real-Life Study.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
Otitis externa is the inflammation of the external auditory canal. The disease is common and shows a seasonal variation with a greater incidence in warmer months. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common pathogen in otitis externa and in this retrospective study, we show a corresponding seasonal variation in the proportional incidence of P. aeruginosa isolates from otitis externa in South East England. In total 7770 patients were diagnosed with otitis externa over a period of 9 years from January 2008 to December 2016. P. aeruginosa was isolated from 2802 patients (proportional incidence of 36%). Incidence was higher in the months of August, September and October and in patients between 5 and 15 years of age. We postulate a combination of increased contact with water during warm weather in the holiday season and increased rainfall in the preceding season as a putative mechanism for the seasonal trends.
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