Acute otitis externa and auricular erysipelas; causative pathogens, antimicrobial susceptibility and treatment strategies of tertiary referral centre patients.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Sjövall, Atte; Pätäri-Sampo, Anu; Silvola, Juha; Aarnisalo, Antti; Laulajainen-Hongisto, Anu
- Source
- European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. Aug2023, Vol. 42 Issue 8, p1025-1029. 5p.
- Subject
- *OTITIS externa
*CANDIDA
*CLINDAMYCIN
*MEDICAL referrals
*PEPTIDE antibiotics
*PATHOGENIC microorganisms
*EAR canal
*MEDICAL societies
- Language
- ISSN
- 0934-9723
Culture preceding topical and/or systemic antimicrobial treatment lowered the chance of finding a pathogen ( I p i <0.001); preceding antimicrobial treatment increased the no-growth and normal-flora-only findings from 14 (23/161) to 32% (90/285). AOE associated AE and treatment strategies We have not found previous studies investigating the causative pathogens in AE. Discussion In line with prior AOE studies, I P. aeruginosa i and I S. aureus i were the most common AOE causing pathogens [[2]-[5]]. [Extracted from the article]