Isolation and Identification of Opportunistic Fungi Associated with Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media at AL- Diwaniya Province | ||
| Al-Ma'mon College Journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 0, Issue 19, April 2018, Pages 194-206 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Abdul-Ridha T. Sarhan; Adnan H. Al-Hmdani; Mohamed M. Abdul; | ||
| Abstract | ||
| A total of 236 clinical specimens from patients in the consultant of the ( E. N. T. ) in the General Teaching Hospital, Al- Diwaniya province were collected during the period from September to May, to detect opportunistic molds and yeasts which caused this infection. The age of patients ranged from 6 months to 70 years. Results showed that 210 specimens ( 88.98 % ) were recorded as (CSOM) infections. It was found that 17 species belonging to 7 genera appeared in 308 strains distributed between 146 from females and 162 from males. Aspergillus was the predominant genus, which is found in 184 specimens (59.74 %) and followed by the genus Candida in 42 specimens ( 13.64 % ) , and other genera on a lesser scale. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Opportunistic; Fungi; associated; Chronic Suppurative Otitis | ||
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