Bacteriology of Otitis Externa in a Tertiary Health-care Institution in Nigeria

Bacteriology of Otitis Externa in a Tertiary Health-care Institution in Nigeria

Background Otitis externa is the inflammation of the external auditory canal (EAC); it may be acute, subacute, or chronic in nature and the causative agents are usually bacteria, though occasionally fungi. Aim This study aimed to determine the prevalence of bacterial acute otitis externa (AOE) and t...

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Main Authors: Umar Sufiyanu Yabo, Iseh Kufre Robert, Yahaya Mohammed, Jimoh Ahmed Kolawole, Bello Muhammad Malami, Mfon Ime Inoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-10-01
Series:Nigerian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
acute otitis externa
bacteriology
ear discharge
ear swabs
sokoto
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/NJM.NJM_137_23
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