Conjunctivitis and Blepharitis, Antibiotic Susceptibility, The Charles T. Campbell Eye Microbiology Lab, UPMC | University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Antibiotic Susceptibility: Conjunctivitis & Blepharitis

Susceptibility* of Bacterial Isolates from Conjunctivitis and Blepharitis to Common Antibiotics (Percent Susceptible) (1993 to Jan 1, 2007)
Bacteria	#	BAC	ERY	GEN	CIP	OFX	TRI	PB	TOB	SULF	TET	OXA	GAT	MOX
Staphylococcus aureus	393	96.1	62.3	93.6	81.4	82.4	92.0	2.0	82.9	92.4	87.6	66.7 (27)	85.1 (74)	86.4 (74)
Coag-Neg Staphylococcus	171	91.8	37.6	84.7	69.6	69.0	70.0	37.7	76.0	81.8	53.6	--	50 (12)	58.3 (12)
Streptococcus pneumoniae	203	99.5	90.4	1.0	85.2	94.0	56.6	0.5	0.5	96.4	88.8	--	100 (26)	100 (26)
Haemophilus species	204	0.5	76.3	96.5	99.0	99.5	90.0	99.5	85.5	71.8	64.3	--	100 (34)	100 (34)
Moraxella species	18	76.5	94.1	100	100	100	11.7	94.1	94.1	94.1	91.7	--	100 (3)	100 (3)
Acinetobacter species	16	37.5	66.7	100	100	100	13.3	100	100	100	87.5	--	100 (3)	100 (3)
Other Gram-Positives	61	98.3	60.3	62.3	78.6	83.6	61.6	31.6	38.3	61.7	79.4	--	90 (10)	90 (10)
Other Gram-Negatives	124	22.6	24.5	96.7	98.3	97.5	48.6	67.7	91.1	73.3	41.8	--	95.7 (23)	95.6 (23)

* 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.