Otitis Media with Effusion in Relation to Socio Economic Status: A Community Based Study

Siddartha,; Bhat, Vadisha Srinivas; Bhandary, Satheesh Kumar; Shenoy, Vijaya; Rashmi, Rashmi

doi:10.1007/s12070-011-0163-4

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“…Otitis media is an infectious disease widely found around the world. In the United States, it represented 42% of antibiotic treatment prescribed in ambulatory [4].…”

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confidence: 99%

Microbiological Screening of Otorrhoea From People Coming to Hospital in Mahajanga

Rakotomalala¹,

Randrianandraina²,

Ramavoson³

et al. 2020

IJCBR

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In whole, 56 patients were included. Amidst identified microorganisms were fungus (4,7%) and bacteria (95,3%) to which Gram negative bacilli represented 72,1% (n=44), Gram positive cocci 6,4% (n=10), Gram positive bacilli 8,2% (n=5) and Gram negative cocci 3,3% (n=2). Among these bacterias, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Proteus sp were predominant, with respectively 41% (n=25), 23% (n=14). However, three cases of S. aureus reported, six with negative coagulase Staphylococcus, one with Escherichia coli, one with Klebsiella sp, one with Haemophilus sp, two cases with Neisseria sp and four cases with Corynebacterium sp. Two types of cultures were noticed, one of them monomorphic (91,1%, n=51) and the other polymorphic (8,9%, n=5) to which 3 associations of P. aeruginosa-Proteus sp, 1 association of P. aeruginosa- coagulase negative Staphylococcus and 1 association of P. aeruginosa- E. coli. No resistance to ciprofloxacin was observed with Pseudomonas, Neisseria sp, Haemophilus, and enterobacteria except for E. coli. No resistance to rifampicin was observed with S. aureus. However, the sensitivity of S. aureus to ciprofloxacin decreased (one bacterium out of three). The use of rifampicin or fluoroquinolones should be based on the type of ear infections,

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“…Otitis media is an infectious disease widely found around the world. In the United States, it represented 42% of antibiotic treatment prescribed in ambulatory [4].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Microbiological Screening of Otorrhoea From People Coming to Hospital in Mahajanga

Rakotomalala¹,

Randrianandraina²,

Ramavoson³

et al. 2020

IJCBR

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“…Chonmaitree's study [10] stated that otitis media occurred to more than 60% of young children who had a viral upper respiratory infection. Although considered a mild condition, otitis media with effusion decreases hearing acuity [11] .…”

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“…According to a study by Ologe (2003), chronic otitis media in rural public elementary schools was 6% in 699 children compared to 0% in 270 children in urban private elementary schools [3] . When it comes to effect of the economic status on the prevalence of otitis media, some studies reported that the lower the income, the higher the prevalence of otitis media [11] .…”

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Implications of Different School Systems or Seasons on Tympanometry Results for School-age Children in Jordan

Alaqrabawi

Alaraifi

Mahmoud

et al. 2020

Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences

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Background and Objectives: This study aims at investigating different school systems (public schools, private schools, and United Nations Relief and Works Agency "UNRWA" schools) and whether different seasons can affect outer/middle ear function in school-age children in Jordan. Patients and Methods: Otoscopic examination and tympanometry were performed to test outer and middle ear functions for 1578 children (938 boys, 640 girls) with a mean age of 8 years from different school systems; public schools, private schools, and UNRWA Schools. Children were either tested during autumn, winter, or spring. Differences in outer/middle ear function across children studying in different school systems and in different seasons were investigated. Results: From a total of 1578 children, 429 (27%) were found to have abnormal outer/middle ear function according to the tympanometry test results. The percentage of children with abnormal outer/middle function in public schools (38.1%) was significantly higher than that in UNRWA (23.3%) and private schools (22%). The Percentages of children with abnormal outer/middle function in Spring (29.05%) and in Autumn (28.87%) were significantly higher than that in Winter (19.07%) p=0.001. Conclusion: The relatively high percentage of abnormal outer/middle ear function among school-age children in Jordan; specially in the public schools, might negatively impact their performance at school, if the cause is left untreated. Regular screening, including tympanometry for school-age children, is essential to ensure children continue their school life without sustaining disabilities caused by outer and middle ear disorders.

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“…It is one of the common causes of deafness among children. When inadequately treated, it may lead to major functional limitations like hearing loss and impairment in development of speech and language [1]. The reason for treatment failure is probably due to partial knowledge of etiopathological mechanisms responsible for the beginning and the course of the disease in the mucous membrane of the middle ear [2].…”

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Pathogenesis and Microbiology of Otitis Media with Effusion in Children

Saleem¹,

Elmagd²,

Khalefa³

et al. 2019

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Objective: To detect different etiological factors of otitis media with effusion (OME) and different types of microorganisms in middle ear fluids. Methods: This prospective study included 60 patients with otitis media with effusion diagnosed at the otorhinolaryngology (ENT) outpatient clinic with age ranged from 2 to 16 years, 36 males and 24 females. Results: Predisposing factors of OME were rhinosinusitis in 58.3% of cases, adenoid in 20% of cases, adenotonsillitis in 16.7% of cases and tonsillitis in 5% of cases. Microorganisms in middle ear fluids were negative in 70% of cases, isolation of streptococcus pneumonia in 16.7% of cases, Haemophilus influenzae 6.7% and Moraxella catarrhalis 6.7%. Conclusion: Rhinosinusitis was the most frequent predisposing factor of cases of OME. Positive bacterial culture was found in 30% of cases.

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Otitis Media with Effusion in Relation to Socio Economic Status: A Community Based Study

Cited by 23 publications

References 8 publications

Microbiological Screening of Otorrhoea From People Coming to Hospital in Mahajanga

Microbiological Screening of Otorrhoea From People Coming to Hospital in Mahajanga

Implications of Different School Systems or Seasons on Tympanometry Results for School-age Children in Jordan

Pathogenesis and Microbiology of Otitis Media with Effusion in Children

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