Research Article

Microbial Contamination and Antimicrobial Resistance in Use of Ophthalmic Solutions at the Department of Ophthalmology, Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia

Table 4

Resistance pattern of Gram-positive and Gram-negative isolates from eye drop bottles at the Department of Ophthalmology, Jimma University from June–December, 2015.

OrganismsNoAntimicrobial agent
PenicillinTetracyclineChloramphenicolGentamicinOxacillinVancomycinNorfloxacinErythromycinCiprofloxacinCefuroxime

S. aureus17171745712417012
Bacillus spp55511431505
S. saprophyticus33320220302
S. epidermidis21211000201
Corynebacterium spp11101101101
Proteus spp55500550503
Klebsiella spp55522442514
Pseudomonas spp22211221211
Serratia spp22200220201
Morganella morganii21210211201
Citrobacter spp22201220201
E. coli22210221202
Edwardsiella spp22210220202
Providencia spp22221222212
Salmonella spp22200220112
Acinetobacter spp22210220202