Infective profile of ear infections in pediatric vs adults

Dr Ankur Dharmani; Dr Sonia Kashyap; Dr Manjeet Singh

Volume : IX, Issue : I, January - 2020

Infective profile of ear infections in pediatric vs adults

Dr Ankur Dharmani, Dr Sonia Kashyap, Dr Manjeet Singh

Abstract :

Introduction: Even though ear infection is primarily a disease of infants and young children, it can also affect adults. Materials and method: A total of 40 subjects with otitis media infection were included in the study. Patients were grouped into 1–17 years and 19–30 years. Bacterial species were identified by standard microbiological methods manually. Results: The most frequent bacterial isolates were staphylococcus aureus in children 10 (55.5%) and adults 6(27.2%). Conclusion: Predominant bacterial isolate was S. aureus in both adults and children, however there were more S. aureus in children than adults