Fluoroquinolone-Resistant <i>Alcaligenes faecalis</i> Related to Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media, Angola

Abstract

We found that 20 (10.6%) of 188 patients with chronic suppurative otitis media in Angola were co-colonized with fluoroquinolone-resistant Alcaligenes faecalis, commonly found in birds. A likely explanation for our findings was the use of bird feces by residents as a traditional remedy to prevent ear secretions caused by primary ear infection.