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Isolation and Identification of Fungi Associated with Otomycosis | ||
| IRAQI JOURNALOF COMMUNITY MEDICINE | ||
| Article 1, Volume 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 186-189 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ammar H Khammas; Auroba K Abbas; Salma Ilabi; Amer R Al-Najjar | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Objective and Background: Laboratory diagnosis of predisposing factors of otomycosis which represent a significant percentage of clinical external otitis and is usually caused by Candida, Aspergillus; penicillium, clinical symptoms such as otorrhea, erythematic and stenosis of the external auditory canal. Patients: Seventy-five patients were included in this study suffering from symptoms indicating otitis externa in Al-Yermouk teaching hospital, E.N.T. department during the period from November 2007 to April 2008. Methods: The specimens were taken by sterile cotton swabs from bony portion of the external ear. All specimens were cultured on sabouraud Dextrose Agar with chloramphenical (0.05mg/ml). Mycological Cultures were incubated at (25-27) ċ for 2-3 weeks and examined microscopically every 3 days. Results: In this study 75 patients (44 Female and 31 male) with symptomatic otomycosis were confirmed by direct microscopy and cultures. Results revealed that (45) 60% of patients (38 female and 7 male) showed association of fungi and Candida albicans. Female susceptibility to fungal infection was more than male 82.23%. The most common fungal pathogens isolated from ear were Aspergillus niger (44.44%) followed by Candida albicans (33.33%), and penicillium spp. (22.22%). Conclusion: In clinical finding of otitis externa, mycological examination could be very important in setting accurate diagnosis and appropriate therapy can be decided. In this study we found that otomycosis is common in female than male and A. niger is the major etiologic agent in ear infection. Keywords: Otomycosis, Aspergillus, Candida albicans, penicillium. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Otomycosis; aspergillus; Candida Albicans; Penicillium | ||
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