Molecular Detection of Helicobacter pylori in Children with Otitis Media with Effusion at Assiut University and Sohag Teaching Hospitals | ||||
Egyptian Journal of Medical Microbiology | ||||
Volume 28, Issue 3, July 2019, Page 55-61 PDF (461.6 K) | ||||
Document Type: New and original researches in the field of Microbiology. | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ejmm.2019.283025 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Mohamed S. Abd Elaal1; Mohamed A. Alfeky2; Mohamed M. Osman1; Essam Abo ELmagd3; Tarek A. Hassan1; Amal A. Elkhawaga ![]() | ||||
1Otolaryngology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University | ||||
2Medical Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University | ||||
3Otolaryngology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Aswan University | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Background Otitis media with effusion (OME) is a commonest cause of hearing loss in childhood especially in developing countries. Objectives and methodology the study included 50 patients with OME. In all cases, myringotomy operation was done. It aimed to investigate the prevalence of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria in children with OME, to determine the presence of H. pylori in middle ear effusions (MEE) using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and to examine the antibiotic susceptibility profile of isolated bacterial strains. Results Staphylococcus aureus (28%) was the most prevalent, followed by Peptostreptococcus species (19.2%), Coagulase negative staphylococci (17.5%), Klebsiella species (8.7%), E. coli (5.2%), and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (3.2%). H. pylori could be detected in (5.2%) using PCR. Regarding antibiotic sensitivity, most isolated strains were sensitive for ciprofloxacin and chloramphenicol while they were resistant to cephalothin except Peptostreptococcus species. Conclusion the obtained results indicate that H. pylori may play a role in the pathogenesis of OME. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
H. pylori; Otitis media with effusion; Polymerase chain reaction | ||||
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