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Cerebral Abscess Caused by Streptococcus spp in a Patient with Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (CSOM)

1Department of Microbiology, Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar, Telangana, India

2Department of Microbiology, Chalmeda Anandrao Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar, Telangana, India


American Journal of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology. 2014, Vol. 2 No. 5, 131-137
DOI: 10.12691/ajidm-2-5-6
Copyright © 2014 Science and Education Publishing

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K V Ramana, K Maheshwar Reddy, Padmawali Palange, B Mohan Rao, Sanjeev D Rao. Cerebral Abscess Caused by Streptococcus spp in a Patient with Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (CSOM). American Journal of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology. 2014; 2(5):131-137. doi: 10.12691/ajidm-2-5-6.

Correspondence to: K  V Ramana, Department of Microbiology, Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar, Telangana, India. Email: ramana_20021@rediffmail.com

Abstract

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.

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