Chronic suppurative otitis media: A microbiological review of 20 years

• Published in: Indian journal of otology Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 59 - 67
• Main Authors: Gupta, Pratima, Varshney, Saurabh, Kumar, Shyam, Mohanty, Aroop, Jha, Mithilesh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Muzaffarnagar Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.04.2020; Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
• Subjects: Antibiotics; Antifungal agents; Bacteria; Developing countries; E coli; Ear diseases; Ears & hearing; Health aspects; Health facilities; Hygiene; Imipenem; Infection; LDCs; Males; Malnutrition; Methicillin; Microbiology; Multidrug resistant organisms; Organisms; Otitis media; Otology; Respiratory tract diseases; Risk factors; Search engines; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus infections; Streptococcus infections; Studies; Tazobactam; India; multidrug resistant; Aerobic isolates; chronic suppurative otitis media

Chronic infection of the middle ear cleft for at least 2 weeks or more is known as chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM). It usually manifests as a complication of acute otitis media. It is more prevalent in developing countries due to various predisposing factors such as malnutrition, overcrowdin...