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Table 2 Commonly used intravitreal antibacterial drugs used for pharmacotherapy of bacterial endogenous endophthalmitis

From: Endogenous endophthalmitis: diagnosis, management, and prognosis

Drug

Intravitreal dose

Reference

A. Gram-positive bacteria (including VSSA)

Vancomycin

1 mg/0.1 ml

[12, 26, 44]

Cefazolin

2.25 mg/0.1 ml

 

B. Gram-positive bacteria—VRSA

Daptomycin

200 μg/0.1 ml

[27]

Quinupristin/dalfopristin

0.4 mg/0.1 ml

[62]

C. Gram-negative bacteria

  

Ceftazidime

2.25 mg/0.1 ml

[12, 26]

Amikacin

0.4 mg/0.1 ml

[89]

  1. VSSA vancomycin sensitive staphylococcus aureus, VRSA vancomycin resistant staphylococcus aureus