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Table 3 Antibiogram of bacteria isolated from lacrimal sac specimens in chronic adult dacryocystitis

From: Clinicobacteriological study of chronic dacryocystitis in Egypt

Antibiotic tested

CAF

CL

CAZ

CTX

CN

AK

TOB

GAT

CIP

LEV

Name of organism

Staphylococcus aureus

3/3 (100%)

2/3 (66.6%)

2/3 (66.6%)

2/3 (66.6%)

2/3 (66.6%)

2/3 (66.6%)

2/3 (66.6%)

3/3 (100%)

2/3 (66.6%)

2/3 (66.6%)

Staphylococcus epidermidis

3/4 (75%)

2/4 (50%)

3/4 (75%)

3/4 (75%)

¾ (75%)

4/4 (100%)

4/4 (100%)

4/4 (100%)

3/4 (75%)

3/4 (75%)

Streptococcus pneumonia

2/4 (5o %)

3/4 (75%)

2/4 (50%)

2/4 (50%)

2/4 (50%)

3/4 (75%)

2/4 (50%)

3/4 (75%)

2/4 (50%)

2/4 (50%)

Streptococcus Viridans

1/1 (100%)

0/1 (0%)

1/1 (100%)

1/1 (100%)

1/1(100%)

1/1 (100%)

1/1 (100%)

1/1 (100%)

1/1 (100%)

1/1 (100%)

Total Gram-positive

9/12 (75%)

7/12 (58%)

8/12 (66.6%)

8/12 (66.6%)

8/12 (66.6%)

10/12 (83.3%)

9/12 (75%)

11/12 (91.6%)

8/12 (66.6%)

8/12 (66.6%)

Klebsiella

1/3 (33.3%)

1/3 (33.3%)

1/3 (33.3%)

2/3 (66.6%)

2/3 (66.6%)

3/3 (100%)

2/3 (66.6%)

2/3 (66.6%)

2/3 (66.6%)

2/3 (66.6%)

Pseudomonas

1/2 (50%)

1/2 (50%)

2/2 (100%)

2/2 (100%)

1/2 (50%)

2/2 (100%)

1/2 (50%)

2/2 (100%)

1/2 (50%)

1/2 (50%)

Total Gram-negative

2/5 (40%)

2/5 (40%)

3/5 (60%)

4/5 (80%)

3/5 (60%)

5/5 (100%)

3/5 (60%)

4/5 (80%)

3/5 (60%)

3/5 (60%)

Total

11/17 (65%)

9/17 (53%)

11/17 (65%)

12/17 (70.5%)

11/17 (65%)

15/17 (88.8%)

12/17 (70.5%)

15/17 (88.8%)

11/17 (65%)

11/17 (65%)

  1. Number of the susceptible bacterial isolates/number of the tested isolates (% of the susceptible isolates) against common antibacterial agents by disc diffusion method
  2. CAF chloramphenicol, CL cephalexin, CAZ ceftazidime, CTX cefotaxime, CN gentamycin, AK amikacin, TOB tobramycin, GAT gatifloxacin, CIP ciprofloxacin, LEV levofloxacin