A patient with history of discharge from right ear for past 1 year presented with severe ear ache. The discharge was cultured and the organism was found to be gram positive cocci. The least likely cause is?
Correct Answer: Haemophilus influenza
Description: Ans. (d) Hemophilus influenza Ref See below H. influenzae is a gram (-)ve coccobacilli Otitis media Etiologic bacteria Acute otitis media Pneumococci > H. influenzae > Moraxella > Streptococcus pyogenes Chronic otitis media Staph aureus > Pseudomonas
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