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Table 5 Frequency of bacteria isolated from ear secretions

From: Prevalence and clinico-bacteriological aspects of chronic suppurative otitis media at the Renaissance University Hospital in N'Djamena, Chad

Bacteria

Frequency (n)

Percentage (%)

Staphylococcus aureus

9

28.1

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

8

25.0

Proteus mirabilis

3

9.4

Enterobacter cloacoe

2

6.3

Staphylococcus epidermis

2

6.3

Cedecea davisae

1

3.1

Escherichia coli

1

3.1

Haemophilus influenzae 

1

3.1

Klebsiella pneumoniae

1

3.1

Pasteurella spp

1

3.1

Raistonia pickettii

1

3.1

Raoultella ornithinolytica

1

3.1

Staphylococcus auricularis

1

3.1

Total

32

100.0