eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology 2328-4064 2014-11-12 2 5 131 137 10.12691/ajidm-2-5-6 AJIDM2014256 article K V Ramana ramana_20021@rediffmail.com 1 K Maheshwar Reddy 2 Padmawali Palange 2 B Mohan Rao 2 Sanjeev D Rao 2 Department of Microbiology, Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar, Telangana, India Department of Microbiology, Chalmeda Anandrao Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar, Telangana, India Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is a clinical condition where a patient suffers from external and middle ear infection caused mostly by bacteria or by fungi resulting in ear discharge. Identification of the causative microorganism and initiation of appropriate antimicrobial chemotherapy is needed in patients suffering from CSOM. Infections of the ear if happen to be chronic in nature have the tendency to leak in to the adjacent areas of the central nervous system causing severe complications. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajidm/2/5/6/ajidm-2-5-6.pdf Streptococcus spp chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) and cerebral abscess