Fever of Obscure Origin: Report of Case of Acute Mastoiditis Masked by Antibiotics

Comparison of Bacteria from Ear and Upper Respiratory Tract in Otitis Media

“…However, aspiration and drainage of the ear are frequently necessary for adequate treatment and avoidance of complications. [1][2][3][4] The external ear and the eardrum may yield a variety of bacteria, often Gramnegative rods, so cultures from chronic ear infections or from draining ears would not be expected to parallel the organisms of the upper respiratory tract. In many cases of primary otitis media, particularly in children, throat or nose swabs as well as exudate from the ear have been received for bacteriological examination in the Bacteriology Diagnostic Laboratory at the StateUniversity of Iowa.…”