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Fungal infections of ear with special reference to chronic suppurative otitis media

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Fungus were found to take important role in ear infections of the 344 patients (CSOM 286, Otomycosis 44, Otitis externa 14), significant fungal infections (with positive smear and culture) were detected on 49%, 79.5%, 66.6% patients respectively. 84.8% patients were detected both by smear and culture, 14.1% patients by culture and 0.1% patients in smear preparation only. In CSOM patients, age predominated in 20–27 yrs group, sex in male below 30 yrs, and Aspergillus flavus, A. niger, Penicillium, A. fumigatus in mycelial fungus, Candida albicans, C. parapsillosis in yeast. But in 18 post antibiotic fungus infected patients Penicillium and A. niger were the important isolates. In otomycosis and otitis externa patients A. niger took the main role.

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  1. Department of E.N.T., Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, 160012, Chadigarh, India

    Ashok Mittal & Y. N. Mehra

  2. Department of Medical Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, 160012, Chadigarh, India

    P. Talwar, A. Chakrabarti, Poonamjit Kaur, R. K. Pahwa, Ashok Mittal & Y. N. Mehra

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Talwar, P., Chakrabarti, A., Kaur, P. et al. Fungal infections of ear with special reference to chronic suppurative otitis media. Mycopathologia 104, 47–50 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00437923

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