Chronic suppurative otitis Media: treatment with topical quinolone

ABSTRACT

Chronic suppurative otitis media is a common disease in low socio-economic group with high morbidity. DESIGN OF STUDY Prospective study. To find out the efficacy of topical quinolones in chronic suppurative otitis media. SETITING Department of ENT and Head and Neck surgery at Allied Hospital [PMC] Faisalabad. PERIOD Jan 1998 to Sep 1999. PATIENTS AND METHODS: 100 patients were included in the study. Ears swabs were taken for culture sensitivity and those sensitive to chibromin were treated by topical preparation. Treatment was considered successful if a dry ear was achieved after two weeks treatment. Dry ear was obtained in more than 74% of the patients. CONCLUSIONS: Topical treatment is logical where site of infection if fairly easily accessible and high antibiotic concentration achieved at the site of infection could prevent emergence of resistant strains