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Table 4 Commonly noted antibiotic sensitivity patterns

From: The microbiological profile of lacrimal abscess: two decades of experience from a tertiary eye care center

Organism isolated

Commonly sensitive antibiotics

Staphylococcus aureus

Pen/Ceph/Van

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Pen/Ceph/Van

Hemophilus influenzae

Quin/AMG/Chlo

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Pen/Ceph

Escherichia coli

Quin/Chlo

Streptococcus pyogenes

Pen/Ceph

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Pen/Ceph/Quin

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Quin/AMG

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Ceph/Van

Streptococcus anginosus

All tested

Hemophilus parainfluenzae

Quin

Citrobacter diversus

Quin

Citrobacter freundii

Pen/Quin

Aeromonas salmonicida

Pen/Ceph/Chlo

Brevibacterium casei

All tested

  1. Pen penicillins, Ceph cephalosporins, Van vancomycin, Quin quinolones, AMG aminoglycosides, Chlo chloramphenicol.