Bacteriology of Acquired Dacryocystitis In A Tertiary Care Hospital of North India.
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2014-07
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The aim of the study was to identify the organisms responsible and to determine the antibiotic susceptibility
pattern of the bacterial isolates from conjunctiva and nasal mucosa in case of acquired dacryocystitis in a
tertiary care hospital settings in North India. A prospective study of 30 patients of acquired dacryocystitis
were included in this study and age, gender, microbiological isolates from the conjunctival and nasal swabs
and their antibiotic sensitivity patterns were studied in accordance with the Clinical and Laboratory
StandrdsInstitute guidelines. 30 patients clinically diagnosed as acquired dacryocystitis including 3 with
bilateral involvement were studied. Majority (19) were females and largest number of patients were in the
age group 31-40. Out of 33 samples, culture were positive in 17(51.6%) with 13 being gram organism.
Staph albus was the most commonly isolated organism(18.2%) followed by staph aureus. Majorito the
organisms isolated were sensitive to Tobramycin and other commonly used antibiotics
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Chronic Dacryocystitis, Staphylococcus Albus, Tobramycin
Citation
Gupta Suharshi, Gupta Surbhi, Mahajan Bella. Bacteriology of Acquired Dacryocystitis In A Tertiary Care Hospital of North India.JK Science Journal of Medical Education and Research. 2014 Jul-Sept; 16(3): 110-113.