A total of 197 patients (117 male) were included in the study. The patients’ ages ranged
from 4 to 88. The general characteristics of the patients are summarized in Table-I.
Culture results: At least one bacterial isolate was detected in 62 (31.5%) patients’ culture.
The most commonly grown bacteria based on the culture studies were S. pneumoniae (16.9%),
M. catarrhalis (6.1%) and S. aureus (3.0%)