Clinical and Pathological Characteristics of Chronic Otomastoiditis: A Retrospective Analysis of Risk Factors, Outcomes, and Antibiotic Resistance Patterns
Cristina Popescu, Alin Iulian Silviu Popescu, Renata Maria Văruț, Mihaela Popescu, Carmen Elena Niculescu, Cristina Elena Singer · 2024
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Cristina Popescu and co-authors review ten years of cases of chronic ear and mastoid infection in a 2024 study. The condition, chronic otomastoiditis, often worsens through late diagnosis, poor drug use, and gaps in care. The team studied 292 patients treated at a county emergency hospital in Craiova, Romania, from 2013 to 2023, comparing rural and urban patients.
Rural patients made up about forty percent of cases and arrived later, with more advanced disease. A growth called cholesteatoma appeared in about half of all cases and often came with hearing loss. Two common germs showed high resistance to widely used antibiotics. Surgery, mostly removal of the mastoid bone, gave mixed recovery. The authors press for earlier diagnosis, careful drug use, and better care access for rural areas.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Cristina Popescu, Alin Iulian Silviu Popescu, Renata Maria Văruț, Mihaela Popescu, Carmen Elena Niculescu, Cristina Elena Singer |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 48 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |