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Antibiotic Susceptibility: Conjunctivitis & Blepharitis


Susceptibility* of Bacterial Isolates from Conjunctivitis and Blepharitis to Common Antibiotics
(Percent Susceptible) (1993 to Jan 1, 2008)
Bacteria
#
BAC
ERY
 GEN
CIP
OFX
 TRI
PB
TOB
SULF
AZITH
OXA
 GAT MOX  
Staphylococcus aureus 414 95.0 62.0 94.0 81.0 82 93 2.0 83 94 54
(13)		 59
(39)		 83
(96)		 84
(96)
Coag-Neg Staphylococcus 176 91.0 38.0 85.0 69.0 68.0 71.0 71.0 77.0 82.0 50
(4)		 -- 53
(17)		 53
(17)
Streptococcus pneumoniae 223 99.0 90.0 14.0 99.0 99.0 58.0 1.0 1.0 96.0 80
(10)		 -- 100
(46)		 100
(46)
Haemophilus species 215 1.0 77.0 96.0 100 100 89.0 99.0 95.0 71.0 86
(7)		 -- 100
(45)		 100
(45)
Moraxella species 20 78.0 94.0 100 100 100 11.0 100 94.0 100 -- -- 100
(5)		 100
(5)
Acinetobacter species 16 37.0 67.0 100 100 100 13.0 100 100 100 -- -- 100
(3)		 100
(3)
Other Gram-Positives 65 97.0 60.0 63.0 78.0 83.0 60.0 33.0 40.0 61.0 -- -- 86
(14)
86
(14)
Other Gram-Negatives 128 23.0 25.0 97.0 98.0 98.0 49.0 69.0 91.0 73.0 -- -- 96
(28)		 96
(28)
 
* Disk diffusion susceptibilities based on NCCLS serum standards.

BAC=Bacitracin; ERY=Erythromycin; GEN=Gentamicin; CIP=Ciprofloxacin; OFX=Ofloxacin; TRI=Trimethoprim; PB=Polymyxin B; TOB=Tobramycin; SULF=Sulfasoxazole; TET=Tetracycline; OXA=Oxacillin;
(--)=not done.

 

Susceptibility* of Gram Negative Isolates from Conjunctivitis/Blepharitis to Common Antibiotics
(Percent Susceptible)(1993 to January 1, 2008)
Bacteria
#
 GEN CIP OFX Poly B TOB SULF GAT MOX
Acinetobacter lwoffii 1 100 100 100 100 100 100 - -  
Alcaligenes xylosoxidans 1 0 100 100 100 0 100 100 100
Alcaligenes species 1 100 100 100 100 100 100 - -
Branhamella catarrhalis 15 100 100 100 93 100 100 100(2) 100(2)
Citrobacter diversus 1 100 100 100 100 100 100 - -
Citrobacter freundii 1 100 100 100 100 100 100 - -
Chryseomonas spp 1 100 100 100 100 0 0 100(1) 100(1)
Citrobacter koseri 1 100 100 100 100 100 0 100(1) 100(1)
Enterobacter aerogenes 1 100 100 100 100 100 100 - -
Enterobacter agglomerans 3 100 100 100 100 100 100 - -
Enterobacter cloacae 2 100 100 100 100 100 100 - -
Escherichia coli 3 100 100 100 100 100 100 - -
Eikenella corrodens 2 100 100 100 100 50 50 100(1) 100(1)
Flavobacterium indologenes 2 100 100 100 50 0 0 - -
Klebsiella oxytoca 7 100 100 100 100 100 100 100(1) 100(1)
Klebsiella pneumoniae 5 100 100 100 100 100 100 - -
Neisseria meningitidis 6 50 100 100 0 67 100 3(100) 3(100)
Neisseria mucosa 1 100 100 100 100 100 100 - -
Neisseria species 1 100 100 100 100 100 100 - -
Ochrobacterium anthropi 2 100 50 50 100 100 50 - -
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 25 88 96 88 96 92 0 100(8) 88(8)
Pseudomonas vesicularis 1 100 100 100 100 100 0 - -
Proteus mirabilis 18 100 100 100 0 94 89 100(2) 100(2)
Pasteurella multocida 1 100 100 100 100 0 100 - -
Providencia stuarttii 1 100 100 100 0 100 100 - -
Serratia liquefaciens 3 100 100 100 67 100 67 100(1) 100(1)
Serratia marcescens 12 100 100 100 0 92 75 100(1) 100(1)
Serratia rubidaea 2 100 100 100 50 100 100 - -
Serratia species 1 100 100 100 100 100 100 - -
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia 5 60 60 80 100 60 100 67(3) 67(3)
All 126 93 97 96 66 89 70 96(25) 92(25)
 
* Disk diffusion susceptibilities based on NCCLS serum standards.
BAC=Bacitracin; VAN=Vancomycin; GEN=Gentamicin; CIP=Ciprofloxacin; OFX=Ofloxacin; PB=Polymyxin B; CEF=Cefazolin; TOB=Tobramycin; SULF=Sulfasoxazole; OXA=Oxacillin; (--)=not done.

 

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