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Background:Otitis media is a worldwide disease and is higher in developing countries, particularly among the low socioeconomic levels of the society.The aim of the study is to identifythe bacterial etiologic agents of otitis media (OM) and their antibiotics sensitivity patterns among children in Specialized Sam PaediatricCentre (SSPC) and Al-Mamoon Diagnostic Medical Centre(AMDC), in Sana'a city.Methods: A cross-sectional study was done in SSPC and AMDC from January to October 2015. A total of 150 patients who had ear pus discharge and clinically diagnosed as OM were included in this study.Samples of ear discharge were collected,bacteriologically tested by standard methods andbacterial strains were identified using biochemical testes.Questionnaire was administered on patients orparents that cover the age, gender and the duration of symptoms.Results:A total of 150 children with OM, their age ranged from below 1–15 years (85 males and 65 females).Children less than 5 years of age were 100 and 50 with age ranged from 6–15 years.Bacterial isolates wereStaphylococcus aureus (44%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (12.67%), Enterococcus species (12.67%), and Streptococcuspneumonia (10%).Bacterial culture revealed that, Staphylococcus aureussensitivity to cefotaxime and azithromycinwas98%, to amoxicillin-clavulanic acid was92% and it was 85%to gentamicin.Pseudomonas aeruginosa sensitivity to cefotaximewas100%, to azithromycin and gentamicin was 98% and it was 80% tocefaclor.Enterococcus sensitivity to amoxicillin-clavulanic acid was 85%, to azithromycin was 80%, and it was 75% to cefotaxime, and gentamicin.Conclusion:The most common microorganism isolated was Staphylococcus aureusfollowed by Pseudomonas, Enterococcus species, and thenStreptococcuspneumonia.The most effective antibiotics were cefotaxime, amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, azithromycin and gentamicin.Therefore, knowledge of antimicrobial susceptibility test is essential for guiding appropriate antibacterial therapy
Dr. Mabrook Aidah Bin , Abdurrahman Ali Bahannan. (2016) BACTERIAL PROFILE AND ANTIBIOGRAM OF OTITIS MEDIA AMONG CHILDREN IN YEMEN, JOURNAL OF AYUB MEDICAL COLLEGE ABBOTTABAD, Volume 28, Issue 3.
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