microbiology of chronic suppurative otitis media in children in surabaya, indonesia. | the aerobic and anaerobic microbiology of 38 children from surabaya, indonesia, who suffered from chronic suppurative otitis media (csom) was studied using strict microbiological methodology. a total of 106 isolates (49 anaerobic and 57 aerobic) were recovered. aerobic organisms alone were isolated from 11 (29%), anaerobic bacteria only in 4 (11%) and mixed aerobic and anaerobic flora were present in 23 (60%). the predominant organisms were peptostreptococcus sp., prevotella sp., bacteroides sp. ... | 1995 | 7729990 |