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Am J Otolaryngol
December 2024
Otorhinolaryngology Department, University of Navarra Clinic, Pamplona, Spain.
Introduction: Environmental changes and modifications in leisure habits have facilitated the emergence of new bacteria responsible for causing ear infections with different presentations. In this context, Turicella otitidis is a pathogen for which isolated cases of external and middle ear infections have been reported. However, our experience indicates a resurgence in its occurrence in recent years.
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July 2024
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital.
Objective: To investigate the microbial changes of long-term hearing aid use culture independently.
Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
Patients: Fifty long-term hearing aid users and 80 volunteer controls with asymptomatic ears.
IDCases
May 2024
Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, Section of Infectious Diseases, New Orleans, LA, USA.
71-year-old male with history of obstructive sleep apnea presented with persistent drainage from the surgical incision site over the recently implanted hypoglossal nerve stimulator. Wound cultures from device pocket identified the pathogen as . Clinical course included treatment with broad-spectrum intravenous antibiotics and device explantation.
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February 2024
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
and have been considered normal aural flora. Their significance in active infection is controversial. We examined a series of patients presenting with acute and chronic otitis media whose ear canal culture isolated and and explored possible pathogenicity, associated factors, and outcomes.
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October 2023
Department of Pediatrics- SUNY Down State, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Turicella otitidis belongs to the Corynebacteriaceae family and is a normal inhabitant of the ear and exists in a commensal relationship with its host. In children, T. otitidis is frequently associated with otitis media.
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