Microbiologic spectrum and susceptibility of isolates in scleral buckle infection in India.
OBJECTIVE
To present the microbial spectrum and susceptibility of isolates in scleral buckle infections in India.


METHODS
Retrospective case series.


METHODS
Seventy-three isolates from 55 eyes with scleral buckle infection were studied.


RESULTS
The isolates included 30 gram-positive cocci (41.1%), 15 acid-fast bacilli (20.5%), 11 fungi (15.1%), 10 gram-positive bacilli (13.7%), and 7 gram-negative bacilli (9.6%). Eighteen eyes (32.7%) had polymicrobial infections. Gram-positive, gram-negative, and acid-fast isolates were most commonly susceptible to vancomycin (93%), ciprofloxacin (86%), and amikacin (80%), respectively.


CONCLUSIONS
This large single-center study indicates the high prevalence of fungal, acid-fast organisms and polymicrobial organisms in buckle infections.
Smt. Kanuri Santhamma Retina Vitreous Center, L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India. avinash@lvpei.org <avinash@lvpei.org>
Avinash
A
Pathengay
Sagar
S
Karosekar
Biju
B
Raju
Savitri
S
Sharma
Taraprasad
T
Das
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D015995:Prevalence; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012591:Scleral Buckling / Q000009:adverse effects*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents