Assessment& Treatment
Patients had pain on average for 40 days prior to admission (range 14-60
days). Otoscopy and CT scan grading was highly variable between cases
(Table 1).6/8 patients had had an ear swab taken prior to admission. 5/8
patients grew P. aeruginosa and 1/8 grew S. lugdunensis .
2/8 demonstrated no bacterial growth. 1/8 demonstrated resistance to
gentamicin. Patient treatment and outcomes are summarised in Table 2.