Table 5.
Comparison of cytological and microbiological culture results.
| Cadaver | Cytology EEC | Culture EEC | Cytology MEC | Culture MEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | left+right: | left+right: | left+right: | left+right: |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 2 | left: yeast 2/OIF | left: Malassezia pachydermatis | left: negative | left: Micrococcus sp., Enterococcus gallinarum |
| 3 | right: yeast 2/OIF | right: Malassezia pachydermatis | right: negative | right: Bacillus sp. |
| 4 | left: yeast 2/OIF | left: Enhydrobacter aerosaccus | left: negative | left: negative |
| right: negative | right: Acinetobacter johnsonii | right: negative | right: negative | |
| 5 | right: yeast 1/IOF | right: Ochrobactrum intermedium | right: negative | right: Enterococcus gallinarum, Microbacterium paraoxidans |
| 6 | left+right: negative | left+right: negative | left+right: negative | left+right: negative |
| 7 | left: yeast 2/OIF | left: Malassezia pachydermatis, Candida albicans | left: yeast 2/OIF | left: Malassezia pachydermatis, Candida albicans |
| 8 | left: negative | left: negative | left: negative | left: negative |
| right: negative | right: Kocuria sp., Staphylococcus xylosus, Staphylococcus sciuri ssp. sciuri | right: negative | right: negative | |
| 9 | left: cocci 2/OIF, yeast 1/OIF | left: Bacillus sp., Malassezia pachydermatis | left: negative | left: negative |
| right: cocci 2/OIF, yeast 1/OIF | right: negative | right: negative | right: negative | |
| 10 | right: cocci 2/OIF | right: Staphylococcus equorum | right: negative | right: negative |
| 11 | left: cocci 1/OIF | left: Bacillus sp. | left: negative | left: negative |
| right: cocci 1/OIF | right: negative | right: negative | right: negative | |
| 12 | left+right: negative | left+right: negative | left+right: negative | left+right: negative |
| 13 | left: negative | left: Staphylococcus warneri | left: negative | left: negative |
| right: negative | right: Bacillus sp. | right: negative | right: negative | |
| 14 | left: cocci 1/OIF | left: Staphylococcus pseudintermedius | left: negative | left: negative |
| right: cocci 1/OIF | right: negative | right: negative | right: negative | |
| 15 | left: negative | left: Staphylococcus epidermidis | left: negative | left: negative |
| right: negative | right: negative | right: negative | right: negative | |
| 16 | left: negative | left: Macrococcus caseolyticus | left: negative | left: negative |
| 17 | left+right: negative | left+right: negative | left+right: negative | left+right: negative |
EEC, external ear canal; MEC, middle ear cavity; OIF oil-immersion field; N/A, not available.