Aetiology of ear infection and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern among patients attending otorhinolaryngology clinic at a tertiary hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a hospital-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the aetiological pathogens causing ear infections and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns among patients with ear complaints at a tertiary hospital in Dar es Salaam.

Design

Hospital-based cross-sectional study.

Settings

Otorhinolaryngology clinic at Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Participants

Patients presenting with signs and symptoms of ear infection.

Main outcome measure

Bacteria and fungi isolated from ear swab specimens of patients presenting with signs and symptoms of ear infection; and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of isolated bacteria.

Results

Two hundred and fifty-five participants were enrolled, with a median age of 31 years and an IQR of 15-49. Otitis externa was the predomi

SUBMITTER: Shangali A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10083798 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature