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- Title
Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Alcaligenes faecalis Related to Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media, Angola.
- Authors
Filipe, Matuba; Reimer, Åke; Matuschek, Erika; Paul, Maria; Pelkonen, Tuula; Riesbeck, Kristian
- Abstract
We found that 20 (10.6%) of 188 patients with chronic suppurative otitis media in Angola were co-colonized with fluoroquinolone-resistant Alcaligenes faecalis, commonly found in birds. A likely explanation for our findings was the use of bird feces by residents as a traditional remedy to prevent ear secretions caused by primary ear infection.
- Subjects
ANGOLA; OTITIS media treatment; OTITIS media; FLUOROQUINOLONES; ALCALIGENES faecalis; DRUG resistance in bacteria; BIRD droppings microbiology; THERAPEUTICS; MICROBIOLOGY; FECES; ANIMAL experimentation; ANTIBIOTICS; BIRDS; CHRONIC diseases; COMPARATIVE studies; DRUG resistance in microorganisms; LONGITUDINAL method; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; MICROBIAL sensitivity tests; QUINOLONE antibacterial agents; RESEARCH; EVALUATION research; AFRICAN traditional medicine; GRAM-negative aerobic bacteria; PHARMACODYNAMICS
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017, Vol 23, Issue 10, p1740
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3201/eid2310.170268