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Acute external otitis microbiology

Acute external otitis microbiology
  %*
Organism
Aerobic bacteria
Pseudomonas 11
Staphylococcus aureus 11
Strep group D and G 6
Other gram-negative 4
Haemophilus influenzae
Proteus spp
Escherichia coli
Anaerobic bacteria 2
Bacteroides
Clostridii
Streptococci
Commensals 46
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Diphtheroids
Fungal
Candida albicans 8
Aspergillus 2
No growth 7
Number of organisms
Single organism 32
Mixed 5
* Percent of total patients with growth of this organism (n = 100).
Data from Russell, JD, Donnelly, M, McShane, DP, et al, J Laryngol Otol 1993; 107:898.
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