Research Article

Bacterial Profile of External Ocular Infections, Its Associated Factors, and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern among Patients Attending Karamara Hospital, Jigjiga, Eastern Ethiopia

Table 5

Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of gram-positive bacteria isolated from external ocular infection at Karamara hospital, Jigjiga, eastern Ethiopia, 2020.

Organisms isolated N = 157Antibiotics
VANPEDOCIPCNDASXTTECRO

Staphylococcus-aureus n = 95S90 (94.7%)4 (4.2%)72 (75.8%)87 (91.6%)83 (87.4%)91 (95.8%)45 (47.4%)46 (48.4%)70 (73.7%)
I1 (1.1%)5 (5.3%)2 (2.1%)5 (5.2%)23 (24.2%)
R4 (4.2%)91 (95.8%)18 (18.9%)6 (6.3%)12 (12.6%)4 (4.2%)45 (47.4%)26 (27.4%)25 (26.3%)

Coagulase-negative-staphylococcus n = 58S58 (100%)56 (96.6%)55 (94.8%)19 (32.8%)54 (93%)30 (51.7%)39 (67.2%)40 (69%)
I1 (1.7%)2 (3.4%)
R58 (100%)2 (3.4%)3 (5.2%)38 (65.5%)4 (7%)28 (48.3)19 (32.8%)16 (27.6%)

Streptococcus-pneumonia n = 4S4 (100%)3 (75%)4 (100%)3 (75%)2 (50%)3 (75%)1 (25%)3 (75%)2 (50%)
I1 (25%)
R1 (25%)1 (25%)2 (50%)1 (25%)3 (75%)1 (25%)1 (25%)

CoNS: Coagulase-negative staphylococci, VAN-vancomycin, PE-penicillin, DO-doxycycline, CIP-ciprofloxacin, CN-gentamicin, DA-clindamycin, TE-tetracycline, SXT-trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, CRO-ceftriaxone, S sensitive, I intermediate, R resist.