title: [Conjunctival microbiota and antibiotics resistance in preterm newborns hospitalized in neonatal intensive care unit].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the conjunctival bacterial flora and the antibiotics resistance pattern in preterm newborns at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), in 'Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE'.
  
  
  METHODS
  Material from the conjunctival sac was obtained from 48 premature infants eyes that stayed at in NICU more than 48 hours.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Culture analysis revealed that 40 (83.3%) were positive and the pathogens most commonly isolated included Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (43.2%) and Staphylococcus aureus (25.0%), being 63.9% of the bacteria multiresistant. Antimicrobial test results demonstrated great sensitivity to gatifloxacin (97.2%), vancomycin (94.4%) and ofloxacin (94.4%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Conjunctival bacterial flora among newborns in NICU is varied, mainly Gram-positive, usually multiresistant to antibiotics.
authors: Hospital de Olhos de Pernambuco, Fundação Altino Ventura, Recife, PE, Brasil.
authors: Daniela
authors: D
authors: Endriss
authors: Carlos Teixeira
authors: CT
authors: Brandt
authors: Célia Maria Machado Barbosa de
authors: CM
authors: Castro
authors: Vladimir Fontes
authors: VF
authors: Oliveira
authors: Maria de Fátima Alves
authors: Mde F
authors: Diniz
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003030:Coagulase / Q000378:metabolism; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000187:drug effects / Q000382:microbiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003470:Culture Media; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D024841:Fluoroquinolones / Q000494:pharmacology; D000077734:Gatifloxacin; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D008297:Male; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003030:Coagulase; D003470:Culture Media; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D014640:Vancomycin; D015242:Ofloxacin; D000077734:Gatifloxacin