RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Effects of fusidic acid on staphylococcal keratitis.
JF British Journal of Ophthalmology
JO Br J Ophthalmol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
SP 136
OP 139
DO 10.1136/bjo.73.2.136
VO 73
IS 2
A1 K F Tabbara
A1 S Antonios
A1 H Alvarez
YR 1989
UL http://bjo.bmj.com/content/73/2/136.abstract
AB We treated 20 consecutive patients suffering from staphylococcal keratitis with topical fusidic acid 1% suspension in a carbomer gel. Fifteen (79%) of the isolated Staphylococcus epidermidis strains were resistant to methicillin, but all were sensitive to fusidic acid by in-vitro testing. The keratitis showed evidence of healing in 17 (85%) of the 20 patients. The healing times ranged between 5 and 21 days (mean 10.5 days). In this open clinical trial fusidic acid proved to be a safe and effective antibiotic for the treatment of staphylococcal keratitis.