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Comparison of pre- and post-operative bacteriology of chronic ears

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Kauko Ojala ,
Martti Sorri ,
Pauli Rihikangas  and
Pekka Sipilä
Kauko Ojala
Affiliation:
Oulu, Finland
Martti Sorri
Affiliation:
The Department of Otolaryngology, University of Oulu, Kajaaanintie 50, 90220 Oulu 22, Finland.
Pauli Rihikangas
Affiliation:
Oulu, Finland
Pekka Sipilä
Affiliation:
Oulu, Finland
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Abstract

The over-all distribution of the pre-operative bacteria of 806 ears and the post-operative bacteria of 109 post-operatively moist or discharging ears correlated very well, the only clear difference being the detection of diphtheroid bacilli more often post-operatively than pre-operatively.

When comparing the pre- and post-operative bacteriology of 109 post-operatively infected chronic ears which had undergone radical surgery and obliteration with Palva flaps (and which were drawn from a group of 806 ears originally operated on and followed yearly for 5–14 years) it was noticed that Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Proteus sp were cultured more often post-operatively than pre-operatively in the same ears. Statistically, other bacteria were not found to be significantly present in the same ears.

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 95 , Issue 10 , October 1981 , pp. 1023 - 1029
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1981

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