Author(s)

Essam A. Abo Elmagd^1*, Tahia Hashem Saleem², Mahmoud E. Khalefa¹, Bahaa Elhawary¹

¹Faculty of Medicine, Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt.
²Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

Objective: To detect different etiological factors of otitis media with effusion (OME) and different types of microorganisms in middle ear fluids. Methods: This prospective study included 60 patients with otitis media with effusion diagnosed at the otorhinolaryngology (ENT) outpatient clinic with age ranged from 2 to 16 years, 36 males and 24 females. Results: Predisposing factors of OME were rhinosinusitis in 58.3% of cases, adenoid in 20% of cases, adenotonsillitis in 16.7% of cases and tonsillitis in 5% of cases. Microorganisms in middle ear fluids were negative in 70% of cases, isolation of streptococcus pneumonia in 16.7% of cases, Haemophilus influenzae 6.7% and Moraxella catarrhalis 6.7%. Conclusion: Rhinosinusitis was the most frequent predisposing factor of cases of OME. Positive bacterial culture was found in 30% of cases.

Otitis Media with Effusion, Microbiology, Pathogenesis

Elmagd, E. , Saleem, T. , Khalefa, M. and Elhawary, B. (2019) Pathogenesis and Microbiology of Otitis Media with Effusion in Children. International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 8, 113-120. doi: 10.4236/ijohns.2019.84013.