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- Title
Effect of Climate on the Bacteriology of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media.
- Authors
Yildidm, Altan; Erdem, Hakan; Kilic, Selim; Yetiser, Sertac; Pahsa, Alaaddin
- Abstract
Objectives: We evaluated the correlation between the microbial content of chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) and regional climatic parameters. Methods: We assessed the interrelations between monthly mean records of temperature, maximum temperature, atmospheric pressure, and humidity and the aerobic microbial flora in CSOM. Results: Forty-three bacteria of Enterobacteriaceae, 67 staphylococcal spp, 51 Pseudomonas aeruginosa, 9 Streptococcus pneumoniae, 1 α-hemolytic Streptococcus, 1 Enterococcus sp, and 2 Edwardsiella tarda strains were recovered from 173 patients with CSOM. There was a good relationship between enteric bacteria and monthly mean temperature (r = 0.501) and significant colonization rates due to increasing monthly mean temperature (p = .040) and monthly mean maximum temperature values (p = .048). Conclusions: When the weather warmed, the frequency of isolation of enteric bacteria increased significantly. Temperature changes may affect the enteric bacterial colonization of CSOM.
- Subjects
OTITIS media; BACTERIOLOGY; EAR diseases; PSEUDOMONAS aeruginosa; STREPTOCOCCUS pneumoniae; ENTEROCOCCUS
- Publication
Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology, 2005, Vol 114, Issue 8, p652
- ISSN
0003-4894
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/000348940511400812