Microbiological Profile of External Ocular Infections in a  Tertiary Care Hospital in South India

Sagar, Rajesh; ya, Div

doi:10.20546/ijcmas.2017.607.452

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“…An organism exhibiting this type of resistance is referred to as Oxacillin Resistant S. aureus (ORSA). In present study 10 isolates (15.62%) were observed as Oxacillin resistance staphylococcus aureus while in contrast to our study to S. Rajesh et al, (2017) reported (28 %) ORSA.…”

Section: Detection Of Oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (Ocontrasting

confidence: 87%

Microbiological Profile of Ocular Infections: In Reference to their Resistance and Biofilm Formation

Lathewala¹

2019

IJRASET

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The eye and its associated structures are distinctive predisposed to infection by the various microorganisms. External & internal infections can lead to visual impairments, which is a major public health problem. Bacteria are the most frequent pathogens affecting ocular Structures; the increasing rate of antimicrobial drug resistance is a worldwide concern. The prevalence and severity of infection depends on the site of infection and type of infectious agents. The present study was aimed to determine the incidences of bacterial and fungal ocular infections and to assess the antibiotic susceptibility pattern of these etiological agents. Clinical samples were collected from various hospitals/clinics of Surat since December 2018. From total collected clinical samples 87% of samples produced positivity. Many of them were polymicrobial. From positive cases, associated pathogens were isolated and identified based on standard microbiology procedures and predominance of Gram Positive Cocci 38 (51.35%) were observed, followed gram negative short rods 26 (35.13%) and 10 (13.51%) cases of fungal infections. Isolates were further tested for their antibiotic susceptibility patterns against commonly used antimicrobials. Association between type of infections and etiological agents was also studied. Bacterial & Fungal isolates were predominantly isolated from all the Ocular cases includes Conjunctivitis, Corneal Ulcer, Keratitis, Blepharitis, Dacryocystitis, Scleritis and Endophthalmitis but higher cases of fungal infections were observed in corneal ulcer. Conjunctivitis was the dominant ophthalmic disease followed by corneal ulcer. Early access to clinical and microbiological diagnosis with appropriate treatment can prevent the ocular morbidity and mortality.

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Section: Detection Of Oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (Ocontrasting

confidence: 87%

Microbiological Profile of Ocular Infections: In Reference to their Resistance and Biofilm Formation

Lathewala¹

2019

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“…This is in concordance with the study conducted by Rajesh S et al in which, all Gram positive isolates were susceptible to vancomycin (100%), Staphylococcus aureus showing maximum susceptibility to aminoglycosides followed by fluroquinolones. 23 In present study Methicillin resistance was seen in 41.2% of Staphylococcus aureus isolates and 33.3% of Coagulase negative Staphylococcus isolates. In study done by Chuang C C et al and Deguchi H et al methicillin resistance was observed in 52.8% strains of S.aureus and 47% Coagulase negative Staphylococcus respectively.…”

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confidence: 45%

“…22 A higher prevalence of ocular infections in rural population (52%) and illiterate individuals (57%) can be explained by lower awareness of health & hygiene practices and local medical conditions which makes them more prone to infections. 23,24 Predisposing factors associated with suspected keratitis patients were trauma (68%), contact lens wear (12%) and post-operative cases (6%). These findings are in concordance with the study conducted by Hitesh J et al on the etiological diagnosis of microbial keratitis in a tertiary care hospital in Gujarat.…”

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Microbiological spectrum of ocular infections in patients of tertiary care eye hospital of Punjab

Oberoi¹,

Singh

Singh³

et al. 2021

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Eye is a complex and sensitive organ and is therefore more vulnerable to trauma and various infections ocular infections are one of the most commonly encountered infections. Any part of the eye can be infected by bacteria, fungi, parasites or viruses. In order to minimize the ocular morbidity and mortality, timely antimicrobial treatment must be initiated on the basis of clinical and microbial evaluation. For specific antibacterial treatment, isolation and identification of bacterial pathogens along with antibiotic susceptibility spectrum is essential. Hence, this study was undertaken to isolate and identify the bacterial and fungal pathogens responsible for the development of ocular infections and to determine their in vitro susceptibilities to commonly used antibiotics. A total of 203 samples of suspected ocular infections comprising 117 conjunctival swabs, 34 corneal specimens, 24 lacrimal pus samples and 28 vitreous specimens were analysed. Out of them 102(50.1%) showed growth. 82(40%) were bacterial and 21(10.3%) were fungal isolates. Due to the emergence of drug resistance it is imperative that all ophthalmological samples must be tested for antibiotic resistance as far as possible. Indiscriminate use of over the counter antibiotic eye formulations should be avoided and also it is important to know the changing pattern of pathogens.

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“…La uveítis es la infección más diagnosticada y se caracteriza por su rápida propagación en la población y por sus manifestaciones en forma de úlceras y lesiones (20). En Cuba las infecciones oculares ocupan el segundo lugar, después de los defectos refractivos relacionados con cataratas (21 Las principales infecciones oculares bacterianas están relacionadas con bacterias Gram positivas; a pesar de que las Gram negativas son menos frecuentes, se ha observado una mayor diversidad (22,23). Dependiendo de los países, las regiones y los entornos, la frecuencia de aislamientos es diferente; así, por ejemplo, en los Estados Unidos la infección ocular más común en los centros de atención ambulatoria es la conjuntivitis aguda ocasionada por S. aureus, H. influenzae, S. pneumoniae y M. catarrhalis (24,25).…”

Section: Infecciones Oculares Bacterianasunclassified

Plantas medicinales: aspectos básicos de una alternativa terapéutica emergente para el control de las infecciones oculares bacterianas

García¹,

Pabón²,

Hernández-Rodríguez³

2019

Cienc. Tecnol. Salud Vis. Ocul.

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Las bacterias son los patógenos principales relacionados con infecciones que afectan las estruc¬turas del ojo de forma intra- o extraocular; el género Staphylococcus es el grupo más prevalente asociado con este tipo de infección. Para el control de las infecciones oculares se utilizan an¬tibióticos como oxacilina y meticilina, que en muchos casos llevan a la resistencia bacteriana. Además, el alto costo de los medicamentos, que en Colombia alcanzan cifras tres o cuatro veces mayores que en otros países, se constituyen en desventajas para su uso. Lo anterior ha llevado a estudiar la actividad antimicrobiana de las plantas frente a los microorganismos asociados a las infecciones oculares bacterianas. El propósito de este artículo de revisión es conocer los bene¬ficios potenciales de las plantas o sus productos para el control de estas infecciones como una alternativa para su tratamiento.

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Microbiological Profile of External Ocular Infections in a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India

Cited by 7 publications

References 25 publications

Microbiological Profile of Ocular Infections: In Reference to their Resistance and Biofilm Formation

Microbiological Profile of Ocular Infections: In Reference to their Resistance and Biofilm Formation

Microbiological spectrum of ocular infections in patients of tertiary care eye hospital of Punjab

Plantas medicinales: aspectos básicos de una alternativa terapéutica emergente para el control de las infecciones oculares bacterianas

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