title: Clinical and microbiological profiles of ear infections in Osogbo, Nigeria.
abstract: Despite the fact that discharging ears (DE) are one of the most common presentations to ear, nose and throat (ENT) clinics in the tropics, few reports have documented the aetiologic agents involved. The pathogenesis is therefore not fully understood and treatment remains controversial. We present in this report the microbiological characteristics of DE over a 3-year-period at the ENT clinic of Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Southwest Nigeria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Nigeria.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Tobih
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Taiwo
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Olowe
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Olaosun
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Adejumao
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006095:Gram-Positive Cocci / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria; D010032:Otitis Externa / Q000382:microbiology*; D010035:Otitis Media, Suppurative / Q000382:microbiology*