[Antibiotic resistance of conjunctival bacterial flora in children].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate conjunctival bacterial flora in children and its resistance to the most frequently antibiotics used by the ophthalmologists in Poland.


METHODS
Bacterial conjuntival cultures obtained in 593 children without ocular infections.


CONCLUSIONS
Pathogenic bacterial isolates were identified in 26.3% children. Most frequently isolated were Gram-positive cocci (70.5%). Significant resistance of Gram-positive cocci to aminoglicosides (5% to 65%) was observed. Emerging resistance to fluoroquinolones, especially of coagulase-negative staphylococci (in 21%), was also observed.
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Marek E
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Z Kliniki Okulistycznej Wojskowego Instytutu Medycyny Lotniczej w Warszawie.
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D003234:Conjunctivitis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D045828:Moraxellaceae Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents