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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ophthalmol Retina. 2017 May-Jun;1(3):206–209. doi: 10.1016/j.oret.2016.11.010

Table 4. Review and comparison of bacterial endophthalmitis isolates.

UPMC NYEEI BPEI Hyderabad, India Queensland, Australia
Study period 1993-2015 1987-2011 2002-2011 2010-2013 1998-2013
No of Isolates 665 943 375 196 193
Gram-positive (GP) 92.9% 89.2% 87.2% 37.2% 84.5%
Susceptibility of GP isolates to vancomycin 99.7% 99.7% 100% 100% 100%
Gram-negative (GN) 7.10% 10.80% 12.8% 62.8% 15.5%
Susceptibility of GN isolates to amikacin 95.7% 92.9% not included 87.0% 100%
Susceptibility of GN isolates to ceftazidime 93.6% 91.5% 100% 82.0% 100%

UPMC = University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; NYEEI = New York Eye and Ear Infirmary 6; BPEI = Bascom Palmer Eye Institute 7; Hyderabad, India 12; Queensland, Australia 8