Fraud is a million dollar business and it is increasing every year. Both internal and external fraud present a substantial cost to our economy worldwide. A review of the academic literature learns that the academic community only addresses external fraud and how to detect this type of fraud. Little or no effort to our knowledge has been put in investigating how to prevent ánd to detect internal...

Otitis externa. Penicillin drops applied to the external meatus appear to me to have no value at all. In otitis externa it must be almost impossible by such means to maintain a sufficient concentration of the drug in contact with the infected tissues. At all events, among some thirty cases I have seen none in which it has given any good result : and in several I had the impression that the appl...

Otitis externa is one of the most common conditions seen in the otolaryngology practice. It encompasses a wide range of conditions, from those that cause mild inflammation and discomfort to those that are life-threatening. The management of these conditions requires a clear understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the ear canal, the microbiology of pathogens and familiarity with the clini...

During 1999-2000, outbreaks of Pseudomonas aeruginosa dermatitis and otitis externa associated with swimming pool and hot tub use occurred in Colorado and Maine. This report summarizes these outbreaks and provides recommendations for swimming pool and hot tub operation and maintenance, particularly when using offsite monitoring of water disinfectant and pH levels or when cyanuric acid is added ...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 9027 was isolated in 1943 from a case of otitis externa and is commonly employed as a quality control strain for sterility, assessment of antibiofilm agents, and in vitro study of wound infection. Here, we present the 6.34-Mb draft genome sequence and highlight some pertinent genes that are associated with virulence.

Introduction Scedosporium apiospermum is the asexual form of fungus Pseudallescheria boydii which is commonly found in soil and sewage. It usually causes cutaneous infection (mycetoma) and otitis externa and in rare circumstances causes invasive disease in immunocompromised patients, which can involve the central nervous system with devastating prognosis. We report a case of brain abscess cause...

BACKGROUND Canine otitis externa, an inflammation of the external ear canal, can be maintained and worsened by bacterial or fungal infections. For topical treatment, combinations of anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial ingredients are mainly used. HYPOTHESIS/OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to elucidate the in vitro activity of polymyxin B and miconazole against clinical bacterial isolates ...

Objective To compare the clinical efficacy of ear drops containing acetic acid, corticosteroid and acetic acid, and steroid and antibiotic in acute otitis externa in primary care. Design Randomised controlled trial. Setting 79 general practices, Netherlands. Participants 213 adults with acute otitis externa. Main outcome measures Primary outcome: duration of symptoms (days) according to patient...