Evaluation of Antibiotic Sensitivity Test against Ophthalmic Pathogens
R. Shanmugapriya
A.V.V.M Sri Pushpam College (Autonomous), Poondi-613 503, Thanjavur, India.
A. S. Shijila Rani
Marudhupandiyar College, Thanjavur, India.
S. Babu
A.V.V.M Sri Pushpam College (Autonomous), Poondi-613 503, Thanjavur, India.
V. Ambikapathy *
A.V.V.M Sri Pushpam College (Autonomous), Poondi-613 503, Thanjavur, India.
N. Sengottain
Urumu Dhanalakshmi College, Trichy, Affiliated to Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-630 024, India.
A. Panneerselvam
A.V.V.M Sri Pushpam College (Autonomous), Poondi-613 503, Thanjavur, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Ophthalmic infections can cause damage to the structure of the eye which can lead to vision loss and blindness if left untreated. Ophthalmic infection or eye infections are caused by exposure to bacterial, fungal viral and protozoan are common with frequently reported in Asian countries. In the present study, the external ocular infected samples collected from Thanjavur Medical College Hospital, Thanjavur. Seven strains were isolated from the external ocular infected samples and identified a standard manual of Determinative Bacteriology by Bergy’s manual 12th edition. The commercial antibiotics and eye drops tested against Bacillus cereus, B. subtilis, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella sp. Pseudomonas sp. Streptococcus sp. and Staphylococcus aureus. The majority of the isolates were sensitive to tobramycin followed by moxifloxacin, gatifloxacin and ofloxacin. The resistant antibiotics are ciprofloxin and sensitive antibiotic was ampicillin was recorded with respective bacteria.
Keywords: Ocular pathogen, commercial eye drops, antibiotics