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EVALUATION OF NEWER DRUGS IN THE TREATMENT OF OTITIS EXTERNA

EVALUATION OF NEWER DRUGS IN THE TREATMENT OF OTITIS EXTERNA Abstract FROM the number of articles that have been written recently on external otitis, it is evident that this subject is receiving an increasing amount of study. Many of the articles are misleading, but some unanimity of opinion is apparent. The trend of thought seems to favor bacteria as the commonest etiologic factor, relegating fungi to a lesser role and stressing the importance of bacteria as causative agents. Infections of the external ear constitute from 5 to 40 per cent of all the cases seen in the otologist's office. The number increases in the subtropical and temperate zones, reaching as high as 50 per cent in many localities, but no geographic locality is exempt. Seasonal variations influence the type of infection. Hayes and Hall1 conducted a series of bacteriologic studies and found that gram-positive organisms were more prevalent in the winter months and the pyocyaneus and proteus organisms prevailed in the References 1. Hayes, M. B., and Hall, C. F.: The Management of Otogenic Infection , Tr. Am. Acad. Ophth. 51:149-163 ( (Jan.) -Feb.) 1947. 2. Creed, E., and Negus, V. E.: Function of Aural Cerumen , J. Laryng. & Otol. 41:223-231 ( (April) ) 1946. 3. Pirodda, A.: Ha il cerume potere battericida? (Contributo Sperimentale) , Oto-rino-laring. ital. 7:171-182 ( (April) ) 1937. 4. Trimarchi, A.: Sulla presenza di ifomiceti nei comuni tappi di cerume , Osp. maggiore 17:319-321 ( (Sept. 30) ) 1929. 5. Fabricant, N. D., and Perlstein, M. A.: pH of the Cutaneous Surface of the External Auditory Canal: Study of 27 Infants, 44 Children and 60 Adults , Arch. Otolaryng. 49:201-209 ( (Feb.) ) 1949. 6. Littman, M. L.: Growth of Pathogenic Fungi on New Culture Medium , Am. J. Clin. Path. 8:409-420 ( (May) ) 1948. 7. Senturia, B. H., and Wolf, F. T.: Treatment of External Otitis , Arch. Otolaryng. 41:56-63 ( (Jan.) ) 1945. 8. Senturia, B. H., and Broh-Kahn, R. H.: The Use of Streptomycin in the Treatment of Diffuse External Otitis , Ann. Otol., Rhin. & Laryng. 56:81-89 ( (March) ) 1947. 9. Walker, J. S.: Therapeutic Evaluation of Iso-Par* in Otitis Externa , Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp. 83:225-228 ( (Sept.) ) 1948. 10. Howes, E. L.: Local Chemotherapy of Wounds , Surg., Gynec. & Obst. 83:1-14 ( (July) ) 1946. 11. Gill, E. K.: Otitis Externa Mycotica , Arch. Otolaryng. 16:76-82 ( (July) ) 1932. 12. Gill, W. D.: Otomycosis: Some Remarks Concerning Its Prevalence, Symptomatology and Treatment , Ann. Otol., Rhin. & Laryng. 47:189-195 ( (March) ) 1938. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Otolaryngology American Medical Association

EVALUATION OF NEWER DRUGS IN THE TREATMENT OF OTITIS EXTERNA

GILL, E. KING
Archives of Otolaryngology , Volume 52 (1) – Jul 1, 1950
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Abstract FROM the number of articles that have been written recently on external otitis, it is evident that this subject is receiving an increasing amount of study. Many of the articles are misleading, but some unanimity of opinion is apparent. The trend of thought seems to favor bacteria as the commonest etiologic factor, relegating fungi to a lesser role and stressing the importance of bacteria as causative agents. Infections of the external ear constitute from 5 to 40 per cent of all the cases seen in the otologist's office. The number increases in the subtropical and temperate zones, reaching as high as 50 per cent in many localities, but no geographic locality is exempt. Seasonal variations influence the type of infection. Hayes and Hall1 conducted a series of bacteriologic studies and found that gram-positive organisms were more prevalent in the winter months and the pyocyaneus and proteus organisms prevailed in the References 1. Hayes, M. B., and Hall, C. F.: The Management of Otogenic Infection , Tr. Am. Acad. Ophth. 51:149-163 ( (Jan.) -Feb.) 1947. 2. Creed, E., and Negus, V. E.: Function of Aural Cerumen , J. Laryng. & Otol. 41:223-231 ( (April) ) 1946. 3. Pirodda, A.: Ha il cerume potere battericida? (Contributo Sperimentale) , Oto-rino-laring. ital. 7:171-182 ( (April) ) 1937. 4. Trimarchi, A.: Sulla presenza di ifomiceti nei comuni tappi di cerume , Osp. maggiore 17:319-321 ( (Sept. 30) ) 1929. 5. Fabricant, N. D., and Perlstein, M. A.: pH of the Cutaneous Surface of the External Auditory Canal: Study of 27 Infants, 44 Children and 60 Adults , Arch. Otolaryng. 49:201-209 ( (Feb.) ) 1949. 6. Littman, M. L.: Growth of Pathogenic Fungi on New Culture Medium , Am. J. Clin. Path. 8:409-420 ( (May) ) 1948. 7. Senturia, B. H., and Wolf, F. T.: Treatment of External Otitis , Arch. Otolaryng. 41:56-63 ( (Jan.) ) 1945. 8. Senturia, B. H., and Broh-Kahn, R. H.: The Use of Streptomycin in the Treatment of Diffuse External Otitis , Ann. Otol., Rhin. & Laryng. 56:81-89 ( (March) ) 1947. 9. Walker, J. S.: Therapeutic Evaluation of Iso-Par* in Otitis Externa , Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp. 83:225-228 ( (Sept.) ) 1948. 10. Howes, E. L.: Local Chemotherapy of Wounds , Surg., Gynec. & Obst. 83:1-14 ( (July) ) 1946. 11. Gill, E. K.: Otitis Externa Mycotica , Arch. Otolaryng. 16:76-82 ( (July) ) 1932. 12. Gill, W. D.: Otomycosis: Some Remarks Concerning Its Prevalence, Symptomatology and Treatment , Ann. Otol., Rhin. & Laryng. 47:189-195 ( (March) ) 1938.

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