title: Otomycosis: a clinicomycologic study.
abstract: Otomycosis is a common fungal infection of the ear that is seen in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. We performed mycologic analyses on debris and scraping samples from the external ear canals of 95 patients who had been clinically diagnosed with otomycosis. Seventy-one samples (74.7%) were positive for fungal growth; two of these samples contained two fungi, bringing the total number of isolates to 73. The most common pathogens were Aspergillus fumigatus (41.1% of all isolates), A niger (36.9%), and Candida albicans (8.2%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kakkar
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Mathur
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D001230:Aspergillus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005658:Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged