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Lookup NU author(s): Hassan Mohammed, Dr Michael Mather, Emerita Professor Janet WilsonORCiD
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© 2021 Cambridge University Press. All rights reserved. Introduction: Otitis externa (OE) accounts for 1.1-1.3% of patient presentations in primary care and 25% of urgent referrals to ENT. We aimed to explore: 1) OE clinical decision-making at the primary-secondary care interface; 2) OE prevalence; and 3) Recent trends in antimicrobial resistance in OE-related bacterial isolates and ototopical prescribing. Methods: This is a mixed-methods study drawing on data from primary and secondary care and open NHS sources. Results: 101 GP survey respondents reported frequently prescribing oral antibiotics for OE. GP consultations for OE increased 25% over 15 years. GP ototopical preparations cost the NHS £7,410,440 in 2006; £11,325,241 in 2016. 162 consecutive hospital OE-related bacterial isolates yielded 128 Pseudomonas spp., 18 resistant to gentamicin, 7 to ciprofloxacin. 10 guidelines reviewed showed systematic inconsistencies. Conclusion: GPs reported regularly prescribing oral antibiotics for OE. Antimicrobial drug resistance is common in OE. Available guidance is suboptimal.
Author(s): Mohammed H, Mather MW, Lumb J, Butler CC, Wilson JA
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Laryngology and Otology
Year: 2022
Volume: 136
Issue: 6
Pages: 486-491
Print publication date: 01/06/2022
Online publication date: 25/11/2021
Acceptance date: 08/06/2021
Date deposited: 06/01/2022
ISSN (print): 0022-2151
ISSN (electronic): 1748-5460
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215121003649
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215121003649
PubMed id: 34819190
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