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      Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Alcaligenes faecalis Related to Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media, Angola

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          We found that 20 (10.6%) of 188 patients with chronic suppurative otitis media in Angola were co-colonized with fluoroquinolone-resistant Alcaligenes faecalis, commonly found in birds. A likely explanation for our findings was the use of bird feces by residents as a traditional remedy to prevent ear secretions caused by primary ear infection.

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          Current concepts in the pathogenesis and treatment of chronic suppurative otitis media.

          Rahul Mittal, Christopher V. Lisi, Robert Gerring … (2015)
          Otitis media (OM) is an inflammation of the middle ear associated with infection. Despite appropriate therapy, acute OM (AOM) can progress to chronic suppurative OM (CSOM) associated with ear drum perforation and purulent discharge. The effusion prevents the middle ear ossicles from properly relaying sound vibrations from the ear drum to the oval window of the inner ear, causing conductive hearing loss. In addition, the inflammatory mediators generated during CSOM can penetrate into the inner ear through the round window. This can cause the loss of hair cells in the cochlea, leading to sensorineural hearing loss. Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus are the most predominant pathogens that cause CSOM. Although the pathogenesis of AOM is well studied, very limited research is available in relation to CSOM. With the emergence of antibiotic resistance as well as the ototoxicity of antibiotics and the potential risks of surgery, there is an urgent need to develop effective therapeutic strategies against CSOM. This warrants understanding the role of host immunity in CSOM and how the bacteria evade these potent immune responses. Understanding the molecular mechanisms leading to CSOM will help in designing novel treatment modalities against the disease and hence preventing the hearing loss.
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            Bacteriology of chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) in children in Garissa district, Kenya: a point prevalence study.

            Dickens S O Aduda, Bernard Brabin, Isaac Macharia … (2013)
            To identify by type and sensitivity to drugs the bacteria found in ears of school-going children with chronic otitis media in Garissa district.
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              Unusual causes of peritonitis in a peritoneal dialysis patient: Alcaligenes faecalis and Pantoea agglomerans

              Arzu Kahveci, Ebru Asicioglu, Elif Tigen … (2011)
              An 87 -year-old female who was undergoing peritoneal dialysis presented with peritonitis caused by Alcaligenes faecalis and Pantoea agglomerans in consecutive years. With the following report we discuss the importance of these unusual microorganisms in peritoneal dialysis patients.
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                Journal
                Journal ID (nlm-ta): Emerg Infect Dis
                Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Emerging Infect. Dis
                Journal ID (publisher-id): EID
                Title: Emerging Infectious Diseases
                Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
                ISSN (Print): 1080-6040
                ISSN (Electronic): 1080-6059
                Publication date (Print): October 2017
                Volume: 23
                Issue: 10
                Pages: 1740-1742
                Affiliations
                [1]Hospital Josina Machel, Luanda, Angola (M. Filipe);
                [2]Slottsstadens Läkarhus, Malmö, Sweden (Å. Reimer);
                [3]Faculty of Medicine Lund University, Malmö (Å. Reimer, M. Paul, K. Riesbeck);
                [4]EUCAST Development Laboratory, Central Hospital, Växjö, Sweden (E. Matuschek);
                [5]Children’s Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital; and Helisinki University, Helsinki, Finland (T. Pelkonen)
                Author notes
                Address for correspondence: Kristian Riesbeck, Clinical Microbiology, Dept. of Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Jan Waldenströms gata 59, SE20502 Malmö, Sweden; email: kristian.riesbeck@ 123456med.lu.se
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                Publisher ID: 17-0268
                DOI: 10.3201/eid2310.170268
                PMC ID: 5621561
                PubMed ID: 28930018
                SO-VID: 15be9ac9-7230-4614-8fdb-c51d69e40947
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                Subject: Research Letter
                Subject: Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Alcaligenes faecalis Related to Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media, Angola

                ScienceOpen disciplines: Infectious disease & Microbiology
                Keywords: alcaligenes faecalis,pseudomonas aeruginosa,proteus mirabilis,enterococci,mrsa and other staphylococci,child,infection,chronic suppurative otitis media,csom,ear,discharge,peritonitis,eye,urinary tract,bird feces,luanda,angola,bacteria
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                ScienceOpen disciplines: Infectious disease & Microbiology
                Keywords: alcaligenes faecalis, pseudomonas aeruginosa, proteus mirabilis, enterococci, mrsa and other staphylococci, child, infection, chronic suppurative otitis media, csom, ear, discharge, peritonitis, eye, urinary tract, bird feces, luanda, angola, bacteria

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