1. Azithromycin, fluoroquinolone and chloramphenicol resistance of non-chlamydia conjunctival bacteria in rural community of Ethiopia
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Bayeh Abera and Mulugeta Kibret
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Blindness ,cataract ,eye lens ,risk factors ,treatment of cataract ,Low vision care ,multiple disabilities and visual impairment ,reading performance ,Accommodation ,presbyopia ,supraciliary segment implants ,Amblyopia ,citicoline ,patching ,Corneal endothelium ,human corneal endothelial precursor cells ,in vitro expansion ,sphere forming assay ,thermo-reversible gelation polymer ,transportation ,Endophthalmitis ,explantation ,fungal ,intraocular lens ,postoperative ,recurrent ,Colour perception ,learning disabilities ,school children ,stereo acuity ,testability ,visual acuity ,Contracted socket ,dermis fat graft ,porous orbital implant ,reconstruction ,Glucose ,in vitro anticataract ,lens ,Moringa oliefera ,′BARC I-125 Ocu-Prosta seeds′ ,choroidal melanoma ,ciliary body melanoma ,Episcleral plaque brachytherapy ,retinal angioma ,retinoblastoma ,vasoproliferative tumor ,Congenital glaucoma ,gonioscopy ,Retcam ,Acoustic features ,A-scan ,B-scan ,choroidal mass ,ultrasound biomicroscopy ,Cataract surgery ,education ,informed consent ,multimedia ,rural health ,Lagophthalmos ,silicone sling ,temporalis muscle ,Contrast sensitivity function ,disability ,function peak ,multiple sclerosis ,spatial frequency ,Congenital cataract ,developmental cataract ,outcome ,vision function ,Bacterial ,extracellular enzymes ,keratitis ,toxins ,Exotropic Duane retraction syndrome ,periosteal fixation ,strabismus surgery ,vertical rectus transposition ,Descemet′s stripping endothelial keratoplasty ,complications ,donor dislocation ,endothelial cell loss ,graft failure ,management ,Glaucoma ,glaucoma experimental ,parapapillary atrophy ,Juvenile open angle glaucoma ,juvenile glaucoma ,primary trabeculectomy ,trabeculectomy in young ,Collagen cross linking ,keratoconus ,topography guided custom ablation treatment ,topography guided photoablation ,Azithromycin ,chloramphenicol ,fluoroquinolone ,non-chlamydia conjunctival bacteria ,Ethiopia ,Ophthalmology ,RE1-994 - Abstract
Aim: To determine profiles of non-chlamydia conjunctival bacteria and their antimicrobial susceptibility from adults who underwent trachomatous trichiasis surgery in rural areas of Ethiopia. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in rural districts in West Gojjam administrative zone. Conjunctival swabs were collected during surgery and transported using Stuart transport broth (Oxoid, UK). Antibiotic susceptibility of conjunctival isolates was determined using the Kirby-Bauer disc-diffusion method. Results: Non-chlamydia pathogenic bacteria were recovered from conjunctiva of 438 (31%) participants before treatment. The isolated conjunctival bacteria were Staphylococcus aureus, coagulase-negative Staphylococci, Streptococcus group (A, C, F and G), Enterococci, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Moraxella spp., Escherichia coli, Citrobacter spp., Proteus spp., Klebsiella spp., Pseudomonas spp. and Enterobacter spp. Overall, resistance rates of 57.8% to azithromycin and 68.5% to chloramphenicol were found. However, 86-94.4% sensitivity was demonstrated to ciprofloxacin and norfloxacin. Moderate sensitivity rates (61.8-78.4%) were observed to ceftriaxone, tetracycline and cotrimoxazole. Conclusion: Fluoroquinolones that have activity against the majority of bacterial isolates were potent at in vitro. However, unacceptably high levels of resistance to azithromycin and chloramphenicol in rural community indicated a need for further study and antimicrobial resistance surveillance.
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- 2014
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