Research Article

Microbiological Isolates and Antibiotic Susceptibilities in Cases of Posttraumatic Endophthalmitis: A 15-Year Review

Table 1

Microbiological spectrum of isolated organisms from 2004 to 2019.

OrganismsNTotal (%)

Gram positive84884.5
Staphylococcus epidermidis30330.2
Staphylococcus aureus11311.3
 Other CNS25925.8
Streptococcus species & amp363.6
Corynebacterium species272.7
Bacillus species^979.7
 Other Gram-positive bacteria131.3
Gram negative10910.9
Enterobacteriaceae 515.1
 Gram-negative 232.3
 Gram-negative bacteria #353.5
Fungi464.6
 Total1003100

& refres to alpha hemolytic streptococcus and beta hemolytic streptococcus^ Bacillus cereus and Bacillus subtilis K. pneumoniae, E. coli, Serratia sp., Enterobacter agglomerans, Proteus sp., and Enterobacter sp. Acinetobacter sp., Haemophilus sp., Moraxella sp., and Neisseria sp. #Flavobacterium breve, Pseudomonas maltophilia, Vibrio flurialis, Flavobacterium indologenes, Pseudomonas stutzeri, Pseudomonas oryzihabitans, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa