Achromobacter Spp: Description of Epidemiology and Resistance in Chronic Ear Infections and in Healthy Individuals.

Achromobacter Spp: Description of Epidemiology and Resistance in Chronic Ear Infections and in Healthy Individuals.

Hearing loss can be the result of chronic ear infections. The role of bacteria of the genus Achromobacter is not known in these conditions. An epidemiological study including a large number of patients is needed to compare the prevalence of these bacteria in sick and healthy subjects, and to highlight the characteristics of the strains and the factors favouring their emergence.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Person or parent who has given his or her non-opposition
• Person over 10 years of age
• Sick Subjects Group :

diagnosis of chronic infection by an ENT specialist doctor if patient already included: new episode > 3 months after the complete clinical recovery from the previous episode observed by the ENT doctor - Healthy group: no ear infection in the last 6 months and no antibiotics in the previous month.

Exclusion Criteria:

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