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, 2005)
Bacteria	#	BAC	CHL	ERY	NEO	GEN	CIP	OFX	TRI	PB	TOB	SULF	TET	OXA	GAT	MOX
Staphylococcus aureus	362	98	99	64	87	93	82	82	93	2	83	96	88	69(26)	82(44)	82(44)
Coag-Neg Staphylococcus	162	94	98	39	88	84	71	70	72	39	75	81	54	--	100(3)	100(3)
Streptococcus pneumoniae	188	99	99	92	1	13	100	100	61	1	1	96	88	--	100(11)	100(11)
Haemophilus species	188	1	99	5	85	96	100	100	91	100	95	73	26	--	100(18)	100(18)
Moraxella species	17	76	100	94	100	100	100	100	12	100	94	100	92	--	100(3)	100(3)
Acinetobacter species	15	20	46	21	100	100	100	100	12	100	100	100	43	--	100(2)	100(2)
Other Gram-Positives	58	98	96	61	35	61	80	85	62	29	38	64	71	--	100(8)	100(8)
Other Gram-Negatives	117	21	80	12	90	97	98	98	51	67	91	73	40	--	94(16)	94(16)

* Disk diffusion susceptibilities based on NCCLS serum standards.
BAC=Bacitracin; CHL=Chloramphenicol; ERY=Erythromycin; NEO=Neomycin; GEN=Gentamicin; CIP=Ciprofloxacin; OFX=Ofloxacin; TRI=Trimethoprim; PB=Polymyxin B; TOB=Tobramycin; SULF=Sulfasoxazole; TET=Tetracycline; OXA=Oxacillin; (--)=not done.