Evaluation of Bacteriological and Mycological Profile in Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media : A Hospital Based study

Rashmiranjan Rout; Satyaram satapathy

Volume : VI, Issue : III, March - 2017

Evaluation of Bacteriological and Mycological Profile in Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media : A Hospital Based study

Rashmiranjan Rout, Satyaram Satapathy

Abstract :

Otitis media is an inflammation of the middle ear and mastoid process which could be acute otitis media (AOM), otitis media with effusion (OME) and chronic suppurtive otitis media (CSOM). The discharging pus was collected under aseptic conditions with the help of sterile swabs in triplicate by dipping into deep meatus through which it drains. The pus samples from each patient were analyzed in the department of Microbiology. The material of the first swab was used for making smears and for KOH preparation for microscopic examination. These finding suggest that the chronic suppurative otitis media has become a disease of public health importance in the present days in developing countries like India.