Epidemiological and bacteriological studies of Otitis Media among children of Hatta Town, United Arab Emirates
2003
Saeed, H.A. (Hatta Hospital, Hatta (United Arab Emirates). University of Science and Technology, College of Medical Laboratory Science, Khartoum (Sudan))Ahmed, M.A.S. (University of Khartoum, Khartoum (Sudan). Chemical Engineering Dept. Faculty of Engineering. & Arch))
Ear swabs from two hundred and fifty children suffering from otitis media in Hatta town, UAE were collected, and subjected to bacteriological examination. One hundred and seventy five (70;) swabs were found positive for bacterial growth, and the rest seventy five (30;) failed to demonstrate any growth of bacteria when cultured on agar media. Many variables like age, sex, level of education of parents and socioeconomic status were studied as possible factors on prevalence of otitis media. Some of theses were found significant (p 0.05) such as age, level of education of parents and socioeconomic status, while sex was insignificant (p0.05). Gram-negative bacteria isolates were Haemophelus inflluenza 45(25.7;), Pseudomonas aeruginosa 30(17.4), Proteus spp. 20 (11.4;), Escherichia coli 5 (2.9;) and Klebsiella pneumonia 5 (2.9;). On the other hand, Gram-positive bacteria isolates were Staphylococcus aureus 50 (28.6;) and Streptococcus pneumonia 20(11.4;). The sensitivity tests indicated that the majority of the isolates were sensitive to tobramycin, gentamicin, cefaclor and amikacin. However, the isolates were found resident to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazode and erythromycin
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