A study of Antibacterial Resistance Associated with Otitis Media Patients in Al-Diwaniyah Teaching Hospital

Abstract

This study is conducted on a group of patients with suppurative Otitis media from E.N.T. clinic in Al- Diwaniya Teaching Hospital during January to August 2010. A total number of (55) individuals of both sexes , as patients with suppurative otitis media, consisting of (25) males and (30)females. The age of patients range from(1-60)years.Samples (ear swab) are taken before treatment .The collected sample is processed for bacterial isolation , identification and antibiotic sensitivity test are assessed for each isolate. positive results of bacterial culture are (52) (94.54%) of ear swab samples from supurative Otitis media .Gram negative bacteria are more prevalent (29:50)(56%) compared with Gram positive which constitutes (19:50)(44%). As Gram negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the most common bacterial species isolated from patients with otitis media(30%), Proteus vulgaris (16%) ,other gram negative bacteria species (12%) . while Gram positive are Staphylococcus aureus (38%) and Staphylococcus epidermidis (4%). Antibiotics resistance phenomena was seen for many antibiotics, that may be cause of recurrent of Otitis media .