Sensitivities of bacterial endophthalmitis vitreous isolates
| Vitreous isolate | Total isolates | Antibiotic sensitivities (number tested, per cent sensitive)* | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEN | AMP | FLU | CFZ | TET | VA | GEN | CTZ | AK | CIP | SXT | |||||||||||||
| NT | % | NT | % | NT | % | NT | % | NT | % | NT | % | NT | % | NT | % | NT | % | NT | % | NT | % | ||
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | 53 | 51 | 27 | X | X | 51 | 75 | 35 | 71 | 9 | 89 | 32 | 100 | X | X | 1 | 0 | X | X | 3 | 67 | 2 | 100 |
| Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus | 29 | 23 | 52 | X | X | 23 | 78 | 14 | 93 | 3 | 100 | 19 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 100 | X | X | 2 | 50 | X | X |
| Streptococcus viridans group | 23 | 23 | 65 | 3 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 80 | 6 | 83 | 10 | 100 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 12 | 12 | 8 | X | X | 12 | 100 | 5 | 100 | 2 | 100 | 2 | 100 | X | X | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Bacillus species | 12 | 5 | 40 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | 100 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Streptococcus pneumonia | 11 | 10 | 90 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 1 | 100 | 6 | 83 | 7 | 100 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | 67 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 10 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 10 | 90 | 5 | 100 | 3 | 100 | 5 | 100 | X | X |
| Other Streptococcus | 10 | 4 | 100 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 3 | 100 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1 | 100 | X | X |
| Other gram-negative rods | 5 | X | X | 2 | 50 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | 100 | X | X | 1 | 100 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 100 |
| Serratia species | 5 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | 100 | X | X | X | X | 3 | 100 | 3 | 100 |
| Haemophilus species | 5 | X | X | 4 | 100 | X | X | X | X | 1 | 100 | X | X | X | X | 2 | 100 | X | X | 2 | 50 | 1 | 25 |
| Propionibacterium acnes | 5 | 3 | 100 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1 | 100 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Group B Streptococcus | 4 | 3 | 100 | 4 | 100 | X | X | 2 | 50 | 1 | 100 | 2 | 100 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Moraxella species | 3 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 100 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2 | 100 | X | X | 2 | 100 | X | X |
| Micrococcus species | 3 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Klebsiella species | 1 | X | X | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1 | 100 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Proteus species | 1 | X | X | 1 | 100 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1 | 100 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 100 | X | X | X | X |
| Corynebacterium species | 1 | 1 | 100 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
*Number tested was the total number of isolates of a particular organism tested against a specific antibiotic. Per cent sensitive was the percentage of the number tested, which were sensitive to the specific antibiotic.
AK, amikacin; AMP, ampicillin; CFZ, cephazolin; CIP, ciprofloxacin; CTZ, ceftazidime; FLU, flucloxacillin; GEN, gentamicin; PEN, penicillin; SXT, co-trimoxazole; TET, tetracycline; VA, vancomycin.