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Use of pre-reduced swabs in bacteriology of chronic suppurative otitis media

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

R. Indudharan  and
J. Ashraful Haq
R. Indudharan
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Science Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia.
J. Ashraful Haq*
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Science Malaysia,Kelantan, Malaysia.
*
Address for correspondence: J. Ashraful Haq, M.B.B.S., M.Phil., Ph.D., Department of Microbiology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Science Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia. Fax: 09-7653370
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Abstract

A simple, safe and effective procedure for improving the bacterial isolation in chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is described. It is most useful for the isolation of aerobes as well as anaerobes from the middle ear.

Keywords

Otitis media, chronic suppurativeMicrobiologyBacteria, anaerobic
Type
Short communication
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 110 , Issue 10 , October 1996 , pp. 950 - 951
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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