ReviewOpen access Macedonian journal of medical sciences2019
Outer Ear Infections in Iran: A Review.
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- Otomycosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence and causative agents in the era of molecular diagnostics.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Pooled it
- A Comparison of Antifungal Drugs and Traditional Antiseptic Medication for Otomycosis Treatment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in surgery · 2021Pooled it
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- Sustained Release Varnish of Chlorhexidine for Prevention of Biofilm Formation on Non-Absorbable Nasal and Ear Sponges.Pharmaceutics · 2026Article
- The Importance of Ear Canal Microbiota and Earwax in the Prevention of Outer Ear Infections.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Efficacy of Pyodine Soaked Gelfoam vs Single Topical Application of Clotrimazole in Treatment of Otomycosis: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024Article
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- Topical Antibiotic-Induced Otomycosis - a Systematic Review of Aetiology and Risk Factors.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024Article
- Phenotypic and genotypic characterization ofHeliyon · 2024Article
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- Molecular Diversity of Aspergilli in Two Iranian Hospitals.Mycopathologia · 2021Article
- Role of Clotrimazole in Prevention of Recurrent Otomycosis.BioMed research international · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundOtitis externa is the fungal and bacterial infection of the outer ear.
aimWe aimed to investigate the published papers about the outer ear infections in Iran and suggest standardised investigations and treatments.
methodsWe used different electronic databases like PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Iranmedex, Google Scholar, and Magiran with specific keywords.
resultsWe obtained forty published full-text articles for review of data. Our results indicated the women were more infected than men. The ages of patients were < 1-81 years. As clinically symptoms, itching and Feel the ear fairy were the most common presenting complaints in most cases. Most infections were the pure bacterial and fungal origin, respectively. However, some of the studies were mixed fungal-bacterial infections - Pseudomonas spp. And Aspergillus niger were the most common bacteria and fungi isolates respectively in Iranian patents.
conclusionFungal and bacterial specific cultures may be recommended, and anti-fungal drugs may be added, to treatment regimens in patients with otitis externa to reduce the clinical symptoms.
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