title: Endophthalmitis: gram positive ethiological agents and susceptibility to glycopeptides.
abstract: Endophthalmitis is a serious sight-threatening condition, with a postoperative incidence of 0.13 -0.7%. This study aimed to investigate the spectrum of Gram-positive bacteria causing culture-proven endophthalmitis and their susceptibility to teicoplanin and vancomycin. At this purpose, minimum inhibitory concentrations of teicoplanin and vancomycin of Gram-positive bacteria isolated in the period 2001--2007 from vitreous cultures were determined. Staphylococcus epidermidis was the most common organisms identified (31,8 %), followed by Staphylococcus aureus, Peptococcus spp. e Bacillus spp. All bacteria were susceptible to teicoplanin and vancomycin. The two drugs showed a comparable activity against staphylococci and bacilli, while teicoplanin was more potent against streptococci and anaerobes. In conclusion, teicoplanin showed a spectrum of activity similar or even better that of vancomycin against the most common ethiological agents of postoperative endophthalmitis.
authors.affiliation: Center for Ocular Microbiology, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia, 78-95123 Catania, Italy. gchisari@unict.it
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chisari
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001407:Bacillus / Q000187:drug effects; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006020:Glycopeptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010460:Peptococcus / Q000187:drug effects; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000187:drug effects; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000187:drug effects; D017334:Teicoplanin / Q000494:pharmacology; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D006020:Glycopeptides; D017334:Teicoplanin; D014640:Vancomycin