Antibiotic resistance in patients with chronic ear discharge awaiting surgery in Nepal.

ABSTRACT:

Setting

Biratnagar Eye Hospital, Biratnagar, Nepal, which offers ear surgery for chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM).

Objective

In patients with CSOM awaiting surgery, to determine the 1) sociodemographic characteristics 2) bacterial isolates and their antibiotic resistance patterns and 3) characteristics of those refused surgery, including antibiotic resistance.

Design

A cohort study using hospital data, January 2018-January 2020.

Results

Of 117 patients with CSOM and awaiting surgery, 64% were in the 18-35 years age group, and 79% were cross-border from India. Of 118 bacterial isolates, 80% had Pseudomonas aeruginosa and 16% had Staphylococcus aureus. All isolates showed multidrug resistance to nine of the 12 antibiotics tested. The lowest a

SUBMITTER: Karn RR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8575382 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature