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Pattern of Bacterial Isolates in Otitis Media and Their Antibiotic Susceptibility Profile in Okpoko Rural Community, Anambra State, Nigeria: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Robinson A. Mgbakogu, Ngozika O. Achukwu, Nneka G. Mgbachi, Peter U. Achukwu & Robinson A. Mgbakogu (junior) · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2026

Otitis media is an infection of the middle ear, characterized by inflammation of the mucosal lining, affecting individuals of all ages and genders. If left untreated, it can lead to significant consequences, including economic loss, impaired speech development, hearing impairment...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i21714

Otorhinolaryngological Disorders Implicated in Facial Nerve Paralysis in a Tertiary Hospital in Port Harcourt

Ibekwe Matilda Uju & Anyama Ernest Ugonna · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2019

Background: It is not all facial nerve palsy that presents to the otorhinolaryngologist that is Bell’s palsy; therefore there is a need for proper evaluation of these patients. This study is to determine the pattern and prevalence of otorhinolaryngologic disorders associated with...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2019/v17i230162

Prevalence and Antibiotic Sensitivity Pattern of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Wound and Otitis Media among Patients Attending Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria

Suraj Ibrahim, Abubakar Sunusi Adam, Adamu Almustapha Aliero & Shamsuddeen Umar · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2018

Aims: The study aimed at determining the prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of S. aureus isolated from wound and otitis media among patients attending Aminu Kano Teaching Hospitals, Kano Nigeria. Study Design:  This was an experimental laboratory cross-sectional st...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/MRJI/2018/44684

Microbiology of Chronic Otitis Media

O. J. Akinjogunla, N. O. Eghafona & O. K. Fatunla · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2016

Middle ear swabbed samples from patients (aged ≤1 yr to ≥ 60 yrs) attending Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) clinics at Uyo and Ikot Ekpene with chronic otitis media (COM) were analyzed microbiologically. The occurrences of DNase, β-lactamase, haemolysin production and susceptibility o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2016/13736

Bacterial Isolates from Otitis Media Infections and their Antibiograms, Hodeidah City, Yemen

Mohammed Suhail, Ahmed Al-Kadassy, Salem Bashanfer & Ahmed Ismail Moad · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2016

Aims: This study was aimed to determine the predominant bacterial isolates and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns from ear discharge among children and adults in Yemen. Study Design: Prospective cross sectional. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Medicine and Dep...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2016/23629