The Lsolation of Organism and Sensitivity Test in Conjunctivitis Under 1 Year old of Age.
- Author:
Sug Hwan YANG
1
;
Hyun Nam KOO
;
Nam Ju MOON
;
Ho Kyun CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Sung-Ae General Hopital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Cultures;
Neonatal and Infantile conjunctvitis;
Sensitivity tewt;
Staphylococcus
- MeSH:
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Cephalothin;
Chloramphenicol;
Coagulase;
Conjunctivitis*;
Hospitals, General;
Humans;
Incidence;
Infant;
Infant, Newborn;
Outpatients;
Staphylococcus;
Staphylococcus aureus;
Streptococcus
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1991;32(6):415-420
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Neonatal and Infantile conjunctivitis are common disease in ophthalmologic outpatient department but, a study of causative organisms and antibiotics sensitivity tests are insufficient till now We divided 117 babies(117eyes) having conjunctivitis into neonatal and infantile group who were visited Sung-Ae General Hospital from Jan, 1989 to May, 1990. We performed bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity test. The results were as follows; 1) Culture positive rates are 65% in neonates and 87% in infants. There is no sexual difference of ratio. 2) The incidence of isolated organisms is Staphylococcus aureus, Coagulase negative staphylococcus and Streptococcus. 3) Cephalothin is most sensitive antibiotics and Chloramphenicol shows relatively lower sensitivity.
