INVESTIGATION OF THE SPECTRUM OF PATHOGENS OF OTOMYCOSIS AND THEIR SENSITIVITY TO ANTIFUNGAL DRUGS

Abstract

The article presents data on a scientific study conducted to study the spectrum of fungi that cause otomycosis in patients with diabetes mellitus in Azerbaijan and their sensitivity to the most widespread antifungal drugs. The study included 43 patients with diabetes mellitus with a microscopically confirmed diagnosis of otomycosis. Age 42-81 years old. There are 28 men and 15 women among them. The isolation of crops was carried out by sowing pathological material on elective media. The resulting cultures were then examined for sensitivity to antifungal drugs using the standardized disk method. The study showed that Candida spp (46.5%) and Aspergillus spp. (37.2%) were the most common in this group of patients. Most often, the cultures were sensitive to clotrimazole (27,9%), and showed the greatest resistance to amphotericin B (4,7%) and fluconazole (9,3%).