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Archives   2020

Myanmar   Health   Sciences   Research   Journal

Volume   32,  Number   2

TITLE:   Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns of Conjunctival Bacterial Isolates Among Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery
AUTHOR:   Nann Shwe Aung, Khin Thawtar Shein, Khin Nwe Nwe Oo, Cho Cho Oo
SOURCE:   Myanmar Health Sciences Research Journal, 2020; 32(2): 132-138
ABSTRACT:  

Conjunctiva harbors a population of microorganisms known as normal flora and sometimes potential pathogens may constitute. However, these microorganisms are not harmful to the host until the epithelial surface of eye is breached by surgery or trauma. Post-operative ocular infection is one of the complications after cataract surgery that interfere to get full vision and may lead to permanent loss of vision. Conjunctival bacterial isolates are responsible for post-operative infections. This study was performed from January 1,2018 to September30, 2018. The aim of this study was to identify the conjunctival bacterial isolates from patients undergoing cataract surgery, and to determine their antibiotic susceptibility patterns.Conjunctival swabs were collected from 150 patients according to inclusion and exclusion criteria and then culture and sensitivity tests were done using conventional method. In collected 150 specimens, positive bacterial culture was seen in 67 specimens (44.7%). Out of 76 isolates, coagulase-negative staphylococci were shown as the most commonly isolated bacteria (48.7%) followed by Staphylo-coccusaureus (25.0%), Pseudomonas species (10.5%) and Klebsiellaspecies (10.5%), Escherichia coli (4.0%) and Citrobacter species (1.3%). Among isolated coagulase-negative staphylococci, sensitivity to moxifloxacin and clindamycin were higher than other drugs (89.2% each) followed by vancomycin (73.0%). Out of total 37 isolates,methicillin resistance was seen in 16 isolates (43.2%). Isolated Staphylococcus aureus were highly sensitive to vancomycin (89.4%) followed by clindamycin (84.2%) and moxifloxacin (78.9%). Some 36.8% were found as methicillin resistant. This information will be helpful to eye surgeons in choosing pre-and post-operative antibiotics against the conjunctival flora to reduce post-operative ocular infection rate.