Prevalence and etiological agents for chronic suppurative otitis media in a tertiary hospital in Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorAbraham, Zephania Saitabau
dc.contributor.authorNtunaguzi, Daudi
dc.contributor.authorKahinga, Aveline Aloyce
dc.contributor.authorMapondella, Kassim Babu
dc.contributor.authorMassawe, Enica Richard
dc.contributor.authorNkuwi, Emmanuel James
dc.contributor.authorNkya, Aslam
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-24T13:37:05Z
dc.date.available2020-11-24T13:37:05Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionFull text article. Also available at https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4483-xen_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: Chronic suppurative otitis media is among the most common otological condition reported in otorhinolaryngology practice commonly attributing to preventable hearing loss. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and etiological agents for chronic suppurative otitis media in our department. Results: A total of 5591 patients were recruited in this study and only 79 (1.4%) had chronic suppurative otitis media. A male preponderance 43 (54.4%) was noted in this study and the left ear (58.2%) was more commonly affected compared to the right ear. Central perforation was the commonest pattern of presentation and was reported in 53% of cases though none had attic perforation. Of the 81 processed ear swabs, microbial growth was seen in majority 80 (98.8%) whilst one sample showed no microbial growth whereas 52.5% had polymicrobial growth. Among the isolates, most were gram negative species accounting for 59.7% while gram positive bacteria accounted for 25.6% and fungi accounted for 14.7%. Most of these isolates were facultative anaerobes. Klebsiella pneumoniae (20.2%) was the commonest isolates while Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were equally least isolated (10.9%). Tested isolates were most sensitive to Ciprofloxacin, Gentamycin, Ceftriaxone and Amikacin and least sensitive to Amoxicillin/ clavulanic acid and Ampicillin.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAbraham, Z. S., Ntunaguzi, D., Kahinga, A. A., Mapondella, K. B., Massawe, E. R., Nkuwi, E. J., & Nkya, A. (2019). Prevalence and etiological agents for chronic suppurative otitis media in a tertiary hospital in Tanzania. BMC Research Notes, 12(1), 429-429.en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI: 10.1186/s13104-019-4483-x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2565
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.subjectOtitis mediaen_US
dc.subjectChronic suppurative otitis mediaen_US
dc.subjectCSOMen_US
dc.subjectPrevalenceen_US
dc.subjectAetiologyen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.subjectSuppurative otitis mediaen_US
dc.titlePrevalence and etiological agents for chronic suppurative otitis media in a tertiary hospital in Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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