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Background: Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is a common otological problem in daily clinical practice. It is crucial to know the bacterial pathogens and their antimicrobial susceptibilities in patients with CSOM to achieve a good clinical outcome.

Objectives: To identify the aerobic bacterial pathogens and their antibiotic sensitivities in subjects with CSOM in Al-Ramadi Teaching Hospital.

Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive study included 102 subjects with a clinical diagnosis of CSOM (aural discharge >2 weeks, eardrum perforation, and conductive deafness). Purulent discharge was obtained from the middle ear with sterile swabs and cultured for bacterial microorganisms. The sensitivity of the isolated agents to antimicrobials was evaluated by a culture and sensitivity method. SPSS version 22 was used for statistical analysis of the data. Differences were considered statistically significant at …