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Aetiologies of Ear Infections Among Patients Who Visited King Fahad Hospital in Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia.

Hasan Alfahemi, Mohammed Alghamdi, Mujtaba A Fadlalla, Muhammad Halwani, Rabei M Elbadry, Mujahid K Alghamdi, Fahad S Alghamdi, Abdullah M Alghamdi, Talal A Sallam

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Hasan AlfahemiDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, SAU.
Mohammed AlghamdiUnit of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, SAU.
Mujtaba A FadlallaUnit of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, SAU.
Muhammad HalwaniDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, SAU.
Rabei M ElbadryDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, SAU.
Mujahid K AlghamdiDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, SAU.
Fahad S AlghamdiDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, SAU.
Abdullah M AlghamdiDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, SAU.
Talal A SallamDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, SAU.

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Abstract

Background Ear infections encompass otitis media (OM) which is a significant cause of hearing loss and otitis externa (OE) which may affect the surrounding tissues leading to serious complications. This study reports the common pathogens causing ear infections. Methods Microbiological, clinical, and demographic data of ear-infected patients who visited King Fahad Hospital in Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia, during the period from January 2019 to June 2023 were enrolled in this study. Result  This study enrolled 307 patients aged 1-94 years, with a median age of 40 years (IQR=22-57). Overall, the detectable infection rate was 81.1% (n=249), while 18.9% (n=58) had no identified aetiology. Of all isolates, 178 (58%) were bacterial, while 71 (23.1%) were fungal.

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al-bahacoagulase-negative staphylococcusear infectionsenterobacteriaceaeotitis externaotitis mediapseudomonas aeruginosastaphylococcus aureus

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