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Table 2 Bacterial isolates among age groups of study participant with ear infection visiting selected health facilities in Hawasa, Ethiopia, April 2018 July 2018

From: Bacterial profile and antibacterial susceptibility of otitis media among pediatric patients in Hawassa, Southern Ethiopia: cross-sectional study

Isolated organism

Age group of the study participant

Total(n= 152)

< 1 year (n =48)

1 years (n =80)

6–12years (n= 24)

S. aureus

14

17

10

41 (27%)

P. mirabilis

1

16

2

19 (12.5%)

H. influenzae

12

2

0

14 (9.2%)

E. coli

5

6

0

11 (7.2%)

Enterococcus species

4

4

2

10 (6.6%)

S. pneumoniae

6

2

0

8 (5.3%)

K .pneumoniae

0

6

0

6 (3.9%)

K. ozienae

0

6

0

6 (3.9%)

Pseudomonas species

1

3

0

4 (2.6%)

Providenica species

0

0

2

2 (1.3%)

Acinetobacter species.

0

2

0

2 (1.3%)

Total

37 (24.3%)

62 (40.8)

16 (10.5)

152 (100%)

  1. n number of participant