Spectrum and Sensitivity of Bacterial Keratitis Isolates in Auckland

Table 3

Antibiotic coverage against the most commonly isolated bacteria.

Pathogen	Antibiotic coverage
Staphylococcus species	Cotrimoxazole (28/28), neomycin (17/17), tobramycin (17/17), doxycycline (22/22), and erythromycin (26/26)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	Gentamicin (19/19), ceftazidime (19/19), ciprofloxacin (19/19), tobramycin (10/10), and neomycin (11/11)
Streptococcus species	Erythromycin (18/18), ciprofloxacin (13/13), penicillin (13/13), chloramphenicol (13/13), cefazolin (11/11), and vancomycin (6/6)
Moraxella species	Ciprofloxacin (16/16), cefazolin (12/12), chloramphenicol (10/10), neomycin (9/9), and tobramycin (9/9)
Corynebacterium species	Doxycycline (12/12), vancomycin (9/9), tobramycin (6/6), ciprofloxacin (6/6), neomycin (5/5), and penicillin (8/10)

Only selected isolates and antibiotics were tested; intermediate resistance in one; in five; and in six.