Dacterial agents of otitis media and their sensitivity to some antibiotics in Aminu kano teaching hospital, Kano state

Abstract

Fifty ear swab samples were examined from pediatric patients attending Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano. The samples were collected from ENT department, pediatric out patients department (PODP) and General out Patients Department (GOPD). The swabs were tested by culturing for bacterial pathogens, where 47 (94.0%) of the samples yielded growth. The most predominant isolate was Staphylococcus aureus, with a total occurrence of 26 (55.32%) followed by Proteus mirabilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Streptococcus pneumoniae, with total occurrences of 12 (25.53%), 7 (14.89%), 1(2/13%) and 1 (2.13%) respectively. Based on age group, 0-2yrs age group were more infected (16 infected). Of the two sexes, males were 28 (56%) while females were 22 (44%) and all were within the age range of 0-12 years. Antimicrobial sensitivity test showed that the bacterial isolates were susceptible to Augmentin, Gentamycin, Tetracycline, Amoxicillin and ofloxacin but resistant to Ampicillin, Streptomycin, Cotrimoxazole, cefixime and Cloxacillin.

In vitro enhancement of ciprofloxacin, tobramycin, and nystatin activity by irradiated aqueous garlic extract against multidrug-resistant pathogens causing otitis media

“…was the leading causative fungal isolates 82.9% among 567 ear discharge swabs collected from patients diagnosed as otomycosis admitted to Department of Otolaryngology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical Center, Wuhan, China. Overall, the identified MDR bacterial and resistant fungal strains in the present study are in accordance with other previous studies in Egypt and Africa [3,36,38,48,51]. These MDR strains are environmental organisms that are transmitted through water and soil [6] and opportunistic pathogens found in the human microbiome as Alc.…”

“…In an earlier study carried out by Ganesh and Subramaniam [37], it was found that CIP and amikacin were the most effective drugs, followed by AX-clavulanate and ceftazidime for many organisms. However, another study [48] reported high resistance to ampicillin, clotrimazole, cefixime, and CIP, while, sensitivity to Augmentin (AX-clavulanate), OFX, AX, TE, C, and erythromycin was reported. Udden et al [38] observed higher sensitivity to AX, CTX, CIP, CN, TOB, TE, and C against 823 bacterial isolates obtained from ear discharge and nasopharyngeal samples in Ear, Nose and Throat Department at Hospital Josina Machel, Luanda, Angola.…”

Ear Infection-Causing Microorganisms and Pacifier Use in Children Under 5 Years Old

“…The source of infection with gram negative enterobacteriaceae may not in necessarily come from the nasopharyngeal passage, it may come from the ear canal contamination with feces, and that due to the poor hygiene or the ignorance to the importance of the daily cleansing of the ear that the child must receive regularly (20).…”