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The trend of resistance to antibiotics for ocular infection of Staphylococcus aureus, coagulase-negative staphylococci, and Corynebacterium compared with 10-years previous: A retrospective observational study.

Hideto DeguchiKoji KitazawaKanae KayukawaEri KondohAkiko FukumotoToshihide YamasakiShigeru KinoshitaChie Sotozono
Published in: PloS one (2018)
The prevalence of MRSA and MR-CNS significantly decreased between the two time periods, yet more than 50% of the Corynebacterium isolates were still resistant to LVFX. Although no increase in bacterial resistance to antibiotics was found, a cautionary use of fluoroquinolone eye drops should be considered.
Keyphrases
  • staphylococcus aureus
  • methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
  • risk factors
  • biofilm formation
  • blood brain barrier
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • antimicrobial resistance
  • genetic diversity