Upper respiratory tract infection and otitis media are clinically and microbiologically associated
Background: Although a significant improvement has been achieved in term of antibiotic acre, otitis media (OM) continues to be a worldwide health problem that may develop a serious complications. This study aimed to detect the growth of organisms and to find out the most susceptible factors related...
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| author | Hanan Raheem Hassooni Samih Faiq Fadhil Raed M. Hameed Adil Hassan Alhusseiny Saad Ahmed Ali Jadoo |
| author_facet | Hanan Raheem Hassooni Samih Faiq Fadhil Raed M. Hameed Adil Hassan Alhusseiny Saad Ahmed Ali Jadoo |
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| description | Background: Although a significant improvement has been achieved in term of antibiotic acre, otitis media (OM) continues to be a worldwide health problem that may develop a serious complications. This study aimed to detect the growth of organisms and to find out the most susceptible factors related to OM among Iraqi population.
Methods: A cross-sectional prospective study was conducted at the out-patient department (OPD) of Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) at the Baquba teaching hospital at the Faculty of medicine, Diyala University from November 2017 to March 2018. A total of 300 ear samples collected from 87 (29.0%) patients of acute otitis media (AOM), 104 (34.7%) patients of otitis media with effusion (OME) and 109 (36.3%) patients of chronic otitis media (COM). A standard microbiological procedures were recruited to investigate the samples using aerobic and anaerobic culture methods.
Results: The highest incidence of OM 218 (72.7%) was observed among age group of less than ten years old. The most common bacteria isolated were Pseudomonas aeruginosa (35.0%), Staphylococcus aureus (25.0%), Proteus spp. (24.0%), Escherichia coli (7.0%) Streptococcus pneumonia (6.0%), Klebsiella pneumonia (2.0%) and Streptococcus pyogenes (1.0%). It was found that upper respiratory infection (URTI), adenoid inflammation with (URTI), adenoid inflammation, the practices of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), and the accident or trauma are the main factors related to OM in about (42.0%), (31.0%), (11.0%), (10.0%) and (6.0%) of cases respectively.
Conclusion: Our findings suggest that OM was effectively related to URTI and adenoid inflammation with (URTI) in about 73.0% of cases. More attention should be given to early diagnosis and treatment of URTI before progressing to undesirable OM. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-873090e5b59f498fb2fbc29b5cc00f2b2023-02-15T16:13:45ZengJournal of Ideas in HealthJournal of Ideas in Health2645-92482018-07-0111Upper respiratory tract infection and otitis media are clinically and microbiologically associatedHanan Raheem Hassooni0Samih Faiq Fadhil1Raed M. Hameed2Adil Hassan Alhusseiny3Saad Ahmed Ali Jadoo4Department of Biology, Faculty of Education for Pure Science, Diyala University.Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Baghdad UniversityDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Baghdad UniversityDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Diyala University, IraqDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, TurkeyBackground: Although a significant improvement has been achieved in term of antibiotic acre, otitis media (OM) continues to be a worldwide health problem that may develop a serious complications. This study aimed to detect the growth of organisms and to find out the most susceptible factors related to OM among Iraqi population. Methods: A cross-sectional prospective study was conducted at the out-patient department (OPD) of Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) at the Baquba teaching hospital at the Faculty of medicine, Diyala University from November 2017 to March 2018. A total of 300 ear samples collected from 87 (29.0%) patients of acute otitis media (AOM), 104 (34.7%) patients of otitis media with effusion (OME) and 109 (36.3%) patients of chronic otitis media (COM). A standard microbiological procedures were recruited to investigate the samples using aerobic and anaerobic culture methods. Results: The highest incidence of OM 218 (72.7%) was observed among age group of less than ten years old. The most common bacteria isolated were Pseudomonas aeruginosa (35.0%), Staphylococcus aureus (25.0%), Proteus spp. (24.0%), Escherichia coli (7.0%) Streptococcus pneumonia (6.0%), Klebsiella pneumonia (2.0%) and Streptococcus pyogenes (1.0%). It was found that upper respiratory infection (URTI), adenoid inflammation with (URTI), adenoid inflammation, the practices of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), and the accident or trauma are the main factors related to OM in about (42.0%), (31.0%), (11.0%), (10.0%) and (6.0%) of cases respectively. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that OM was effectively related to URTI and adenoid inflammation with (URTI) in about 73.0% of cases. More attention should be given to early diagnosis and treatment of URTI before progressing to undesirable OM.https://www.jidhealth.com/index.php/jidhealth/article/view/7Acute otitis media, chronic otitis media, otitis media with effusion, URTI, Baquba, Diyala, Iraq |
| spellingShingle | Hanan Raheem Hassooni Samih Faiq Fadhil Raed M. Hameed Adil Hassan Alhusseiny Saad Ahmed Ali Jadoo Upper respiratory tract infection and otitis media are clinically and microbiologically associated Journal of Ideas in Health Acute otitis media, chronic otitis media, otitis media with effusion, URTI, Baquba, Diyala, Iraq |
| title | Upper respiratory tract infection and otitis media are clinically and microbiologically associated |
| title_full | Upper respiratory tract infection and otitis media are clinically and microbiologically associated |
| title_fullStr | Upper respiratory tract infection and otitis media are clinically and microbiologically associated |
| title_full_unstemmed | Upper respiratory tract infection and otitis media are clinically and microbiologically associated |
| title_short | Upper respiratory tract infection and otitis media are clinically and microbiologically associated |
| title_sort | upper respiratory tract infection and otitis media are clinically and microbiologically associated |
| topic | Acute otitis media, chronic otitis media, otitis media with effusion, URTI, Baquba, Diyala, Iraq |
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