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ArticleBMC research notes2019

Bacterial profile and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns in chronic suppurative otitis media at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.

Rahel Molla, Moges Tiruneh, Wondwossen Abebe, Feleke Moges

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Article in BMC research notes, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rahel MollaDepartment of Laboratory, University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Moges TirunehDepartment of Medical Microbiology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, P.O. Box: 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Wondwossen AbebeDepartment of Medical Microbiology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, P.O. Box: 196, Gondar, Ethiopia. wondisweet@gmail.com.
Feleke MogesDepartment of Medical Microbiology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, P.O. Box: 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.
University of Gondar · ET

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study aims to determine bacterial profile and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of chronic suppurative otitis media in the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.

resultSixty-two ear swabs were collected and 74 bacterial isolates were identified, of which 48 (77.4%) sample with mono-microbial growth, 11 (17.8%) with polymicrobial growth and the remaining 3 (4.8%) show no growth. The most common isolates were Proteus mirabilis 16 (21.6%), followed by S. aureus 12 (16.2%), Klebsiella spp. 10 (13.5%) and Providencia spp. 11 (14.9%). Proteus mirabilis was 100% susceptible to norfloxacin and ciprofloxacin while 87.5% of the isolates were susceptible to cefixime and gentamicin. S. aureus was 83.3% susceptible to gentamicin and clarithromycin, while 75% of the isolates were susceptible to amoxicillin-clavulanic acid and chloramphenicol, however, 66.7% the isolates were susceptible to ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin and erythromycin. The overall prevalence of multidrug resistance in the current study was 35 (47.3%). In this study P. mirabilis, S. aureus, Providencia spp., and Klebsiella spp. were the most common bacterial isolate and all Gram negative isolates were susceptible to ciprofloxacin and norfloxacin. Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, gentamicin, chloramphenicol, clarithromycin and tobramycin were relatively effective against Gram positive bacteria.

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Hospitals, SpecialHospitals, UniversityAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacteriaBacterial InfectionsChronic DiseaseCiprofloxacinClarithromycinEthiopiaHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsNorfloxacinOtitis Media, SuppurativeProteus mirabilisStaphylococcus aureusAnti-Bacterial AgentsCiprofloxacinClarithromycinNorfloxacinAntimicrobial susceptibility patternsChronic suppurative otitis media

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PMID31307545
PMCPMC6631645
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