Study Of Aerobic Bacteria In Human Ear Infections In Khartoum

Abstract

Sixty samples were collected from patients in the ear infection at Khartoum General Hospital (E. N. T. Unit) during Sept.-Oct. 2002. They were cultured on suitable media. various methods and biochemical tests were used to identify the isolates. The following bacteria were identified: Staphylococcus aureus (38.33%); Proteus sp. (20%) and Pseudomonas sp. (18.33%), Klebsiella sp. (8.33%), E. coli (6.67%) and Beta haemolytic Streptococcus pyogenes (3.33%). Antibiotic susceptibility tests were done on the strains isolated using Ampicillin, Tetracycline, Gentamycin, Chloroamphenicol, Ciprofloxacin, Ceftazidine, Erythromycine, Cotrimoxazolf and Penicillin. The strains tested showed considerable variation in antibiotics suceptibility .