Serous otitis media (S.O.M.). A bacteriological study of the ear canal and the middle ear.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
; 16(2): 119-24, 1988 Nov.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3209359
ABSTRACT
A bacteriological study of the middle-ear effusions and the ear canals in children with chronic serous otitis media (S.O.M.) was performed. Sixty-eight children (127 ears) were investigated. From this study it appeared that cleansing of the ear canal with 0.5% chlorhexidine in 70% ethanol for 30 s is partially effective; micro-organisms (diptheroids, Staphylococcus epidermidis) could still be isolated in 29%. Cleansing of the ear canal decreases the incidence of middle-ear fluid contamination by non-pathogenic ear canal organisms (diptheroids, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Aerococcus), but after cleansing, 'non-pathogenic' micro-organisms could still be isolated in 33% of the effusions (diptheroids, Staphylococcus epidermidis). From 12% of the middle-ear effusions pathogenic micro-organisms (Hemophilus influenzae, Staphylococcus pneumoniae) were isolated; cleansing of the ear canal did not influence this percentage. Anaerobics were not isolated from the middle-ear effusions.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Bacteria
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Otitis Media with Effusion
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Ear Canal
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Ear, Middle
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
Year:
1988
Document type:
Article
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