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. 2007;91(12):1583–1587. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.123208

Table 1 Profile of isolated bacteria and their sensitivities toward antibiotics.

Profile of isolated bacteria No. (%) out of 162 cases No. (%) of isolates sensitive toward each antibiotic and out of 162 cases
Ciprofloxacin Gentamicin Cephazolin Rifampicin Chloramphenicol
Total Gram‐positive bacteria 88 (54.3%) 65 41 81 50 28
Coagulase negative Staphylococcus 39 (24.1%) 37 21 35 26 16
Coagulase positive Staphylococcus 31 (19.1%) 24 18 28 14 7
Streptococcus spp. 15 (9.3%) 1 0 15 7 3
Bacillus spp. 2 (1.2%) 2 2 2 2 2
Corynebacterium spp. 1 (0.6%) 1 0 1 1 0
Total Gram‐negative bacteria 74 (45.7%) 68 61 6 2 3
Pseudomonas spp. 68 (42%) 62 55 2 0 0
Moraexella spp. 2 (1.2%) 2 2 2 2 1
Serratia spp. 2 (1.2%) 2 2 1 0 2
Nisseria gonorrhoeae 1 (0.6%) 1 1 1 0 0
Escherichia coli 1 (0.6%) 1 1 0 0 0
Total 162 133 (82.1%) 102 (63%) 87 (53.7%) 52 (32.1%) 31 (19.1%)