Effect of Sofrodax, Acetic Acid and Ear Wax on Biofilm Formation on Bacterial Isolates from Otitis Media | ||
| Medical Journal of Babylon | ||
| Article 1, Volume 11, Issue 4, December 2014, Pages 961-970 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Juman Oday Sabri; Ilham A. Bnyan; Safaa H. Al-Terahi | ||
| Abstract | ||
| In this study, one hundred otitis media (OM) swabs were collected from (100) patients who were referred to Hilla Teaching Hospital (ENT unit) and privacy clinic during a period (from November 2013 through March 2014) suffering from OM. The collected samples were investigated for bacterial isolation. Bacterial culture was positive in (96%) patient's verses (4%) patients revealed negative bacterial culture. The most common types of bacterial isolated were S. epidermidis (23.6%), followed by S. aureus (17%), Proteus spp. (14.1%), Ps. aeroginosa (9.4%), Streptococcus spp., K. pneumoniae and Enterobacter spp. (7.6%), Acinetobacterbummanii (5.6%), Serratiamarecence (5.6%) and E. coli (0.9%).Biofilm formation was investigated in all bacterial species, and the results showed that the most isolates that form biofilm in gram negative bacteria and gram positive bacteria in high rate (100%).The effect of ear wax, vinegar and acetic acid on biofilm formation were studied the results showed that these materials have some effect on biofilm formation. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| otitis media; Biofilm formation; ear wax; acetic acid | ||
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