ArticleCureus2026
Bacteriological Profile, Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns, and Genotypic Characterization of Drug-Resistant Organisms in Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media at a Tertiary Care Hospital.
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Background Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is a major cause of preventable hearing loss, particularly in developing countries. The emergence of multidrug-resistant pathogens has made empirical antibiotic therapy increasingly challenging. This study aimed to investigate the bacteriological profile, antimicrobial resistance pattern, and genotypic characteristics of drug-resistant bacterial isolates from patients with CSOM in a tertiary care setting. Methodology A hospital-based cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among 111 patients with CSOM over one year. Ear discharge specimens were subjected to Gram staining, bacterial culture, biochemical identification, antimicrobial susceptibility testing using the Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method (HiMedia Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India) according to Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI), phenotypic detection of resistant organisms, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for
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