The causative organisms of otomycosis, in sudanese patients

الملخص AR

Objective: to determine the causative organisms of otomycosis in Sudanese patients Design: Prospective study of consecutive patients with clinically suspected otomycosis Setting: ENT Department, Wad Medani Teaching Hospital, Sudan Subjects: 64 Sudanese patients Interventions: Ear swabs cultured for fungal growth Results: All 64 patients had unilateral disease.

Infection involved one organism in 46 (72%)patients.

Infection involved 2 organisms in 16 (25%) patients.

Three organisms were involved in 2 (3%) patients.

Eighty four isolates were obtained: 42 (50%) were Aspergillusniger; 17(20%) were A.

Flavus; 12 isolates (14%) were A.

aculeatus; 5 isolates (6%) were A.

nidulans; 4 isolates (5%) were A.

versicolor; 2 isolates (3%) were A.

Candidas; 1 isolate (1%) each occurred for A.

jwnigatus or A.

parasiticus.

Conclusion: Otomycosis in Sudanese patients is predominantly due to Aspergilli of various species and it is usually a unilateral ear disease.

No Candida species were encountered in this study.