%0 Journal Article
%T Study of Bacterial Spectrum in Patients of Chronic Dacryocystitis, At a Tertiary Care Centre in Northern India | OMICS International
%A Agarwal J
%A Ahuja S
%A Chhabra AK
%J -
%D 2017
%R 10.4172/2161-0711.1000536
%X Purpose: To ascertain the current pattern of microbial isolates and their antibiotic sensitivity patterns in patients of chronic dacryocystitis seen at a tertiary care centre in North India.
Methods: A case record analysis was conducted on computerized data of 400 immune competent patients of chronic dacryocystitis in KGMC, Lucknow between Jan 2011-Dec 2015. The sample for purpose of microbiological isolate was collected from patients who ROPLAS +ve. The sample was collected under strict sterile control and culture was done on 5% sheep blood agar. Antibiotic sensitivity was done by Kirby Bauer disc diffusion method on Mueller Hinton agar.
Results: 400 samples were collected for bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity. 61% of these samples were sterile at 24 hrs and 72 hrs of culture. 39% were positive for microbial Agents. Staphylococcus aureus (54.6%) was the most common gram positive cocci followed by coagulase negative Staphylococcus epidermidis (19.4%), followed by Streptococcus pneumoniae (14%). Gram negative organisms in both group A and group B included Pseudomonas aeruginosa (6%) followed by Klebsiella pneumoniae (3%) and Hemophilus influenzae (3%). High sensitivity was seen towards vancomycin and fluoroquinolones in Gram positive bacteria and for Piperacillin/ Tazobactum in gram negative cases.
Conclusion: It is important to have knowledge of the microbial agent responsible for chronic dacryocystitis in a particular area to the choose the most appropriate antibiotic for the implicated organism
%K Chronic dacryocystitis
%K Microbial flora
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%U https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/study-of-bacterial-spectrum-in-patients-of-chronic-dacryocystitis-at-a-tertiarycare-centre-in-northern-india-2161-0711-1000536.php?aid=91443