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Antibiotic Susceptibility: Endophthalmitis


Susceptibility of Bacterial Isolates from Endophthalmitis to Common Antibiotics
(Percent Susceptible) (1993- January 1, 2009)
Bacteria
#
VAN
GEN
CIP
OFX
CEF
AMK
CAZ
OXA
AMP
CLIN
GAT
MOX
Coag-Neg Staphylococcus 286 100 84 51 47 98 96 69 48 17 80 67
(108)		 62
(108)
Staphylococcus aureus 54 100 91 48 43 85 78 70 67 9 56 31
(16)		 38
(16)
Streptococcus species 94 100 48 81 92 94 10 87 -- 96 81 97
(32)		 97
(32)
Gram-Negative Bacteria 35 12 91 89 89 32 94 91 -- 37 10 86
(14)		 86
(14)
Other Gram-Positive Bacteria 23 96 83 82 79 61 83 45 -- 65 82 75
(4)		 75
(4)
 
* Disk diffusion susceptibilities based on NCCLS serum standards.
VAN=Vancomycin; GEN=Gentamicin; CIP=Ciprofloxacin; OFX=Ofloxacin; CEF=Cefazolin; AMK=Amikacin; CAZ=Ceftazidime; OXA=Oxacillin; AMP=Ampicillin; CLIN=Clindamicin; (--)=not done

 

Susceptibility* of Gram Negative Isolates from Endophthalmitis to Common Antibiotics
(Percent Susceptible)(1993 to January 1, 2008)
Bacteria
#
 GEN CIP OFX Amikacin Ceflaz GAT MOX
Acinetobacter lwoffii 1 100 100 - 100 100 - -  
Alcaligenes xylosoxidans 1 0 100 100 0 100 100 -
Enterobacter agglomerans 2 100 100 100 100 100 100(1) 100(1)
Escherichia coli 1 100 100 100 100 100 - -
Flavimones oryzihabitans 1 100 100 - 100 100 - -
Hafnia alvei 1 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Haemophilus spp 6 83 100 100(5) 67 83 100(2) 100(2)
Morganella morgannii 3 67 67 50(2) 100 33 50(2) 50(2)
Moraxella spp 2 100 100 100 100(1) 100 100(1) 100(1)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 6 83 83 67(3) 83 83 50(2) 50(2)
Burkholderia cepacia 1 100 100 100 100 0 - -
Pseudomonas testeroni 1 100 100 100 100 100 - -
Pseudomonas vesicularis 1 100 0 0 100 100 100 100
Proteus mirabilis 1 100 100 100 100 100 - -
Proteus vulgaris 1 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia 1 100 0 0 100 100 - -
Serratia marcescens 4 100 75 100 100 100 100(1) 100(1)
All 34 88 85 85 88 85 85(13) 85(13)
 
* 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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