The Journal of laryngology and otology · 2026
Microbiological findings in persistent otologic infections in a community otolaryngology clinic: a retrospective case series.
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Lee Chang Hyeon, Shin Jeong-Ih, Shin Min-Kyoung, Yang Seung-Chan
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OBJECTIVES: Persistent otologic infections are common, yet microbiological data from primary care clinics remain limited. This study characterised culture findings in patients with persistent otologic symptoms.
METHODS: We conducted a retrospective case series at a primary care clinic in South Korea. Ear discharge cultures were reviewed in patients with symptoms lasting longer than one month and prior exposure to ototopical and/or systemic antibiotics.
RESULTS: Twenty-seven specimens from 24 patients were analysed. Otitis externa accounted for 92.6 per cent of cases. Staphylococcus aureus was the most common isolate, including methicillin-susceptible (48.1 per cent) and methicillin-resistant strains (11.1 per cent), with frequent fluoroquinolone non-susceptibility. Pseudomonas aeruginosa was identified in 14.8 per cent of specimens. Bacterial-fungal co-isolation occurred in 48.1 per cent, most commonly involving Candida species. Culture findings led to treatment modification in 29.6 per cent of specimens.
CONCLUSION: Selective ear discharge cultures may help guide management in primary care patients with persistent symptoms and prior antimicrobial exposure.
METHODS: We conducted a retrospective case series at a primary care clinic in South Korea. Ear discharge cultures were reviewed in patients with symptoms lasting longer than one month and prior exposure to ototopical and/or systemic antibiotics.
RESULTS: Twenty-seven specimens from 24 patients were analysed. Otitis externa accounted for 92.6 per cent of cases. Staphylococcus aureus was the most common isolate, including methicillin-susceptible (48.1 per cent) and methicillin-resistant strains (11.1 per cent), with frequent fluoroquinolone non-susceptibility. Pseudomonas aeruginosa was identified in 14.8 per cent of specimens. Bacterial-fungal co-isolation occurred in 48.1 per cent, most commonly involving Candida species. Culture findings led to treatment modification in 29.6 per cent of specimens.
CONCLUSION: Selective ear discharge cultures may help guide management in primary care patients with persistent symptoms and prior antimicrobial exposure.