Table 5.
Fucithalmic® n = 81 (%) | Placebo n = 100 (%) | |
---|---|---|
No bacterial pathogen isolated | 55 (68) | 65 (65) |
Bacterial pathogen isolated | 23(29) | 35 (35) |
Streptococcus pneumoniae | 9 (39) | 18 (51) |
Staphylococcus aureus | 7 (30) | 6 (17) |
Haemophilus influenzae | 3 (13) | 6 (17) |
coagulase-negative Staphylococci | 3 (13) | 1 (3) |
Other bacterium | 1 (4) | 4 (11) |
Result of culture unknown | 3(3) | 0 |
Fusidic acid resistance | ||
Overall resistance | 14 (61) | 24 (69) |
Streptococcus pneumoniae | ||
sensitive (MIC ≤1)a | 0 | 0 |
resistant (MIC >1) | 9 (100) | 15 (83) |
unknown | 0 | 3 (17) |
Staphylococcus aureus | ||
sensitive (MIC ≤1) | 7 (100) | 6 (100) |
resistant (MIC >1) | 0 | 0 |
Haemophilus influenzae | ||
sensitive (MIC ≤1) | 0 | 0 |
resistant (MIC >1) | 3 (100) | 6 (100) |
coagulase-negative Staphylococci | ||
sensitive (MIC ≤1) | 2 (67) | 1 (100) |
resistant (MIC >1) | 1 (33) | 0 |
Other bacterium | ||
sensitive (MIC ≤1) | 0 | 1 (25) |
resistant (MIC >1) | 1 (100) | 3 (75) |
All MIC values are in mg/L, MIC = minimal inhibitory concentration.