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Bacteriological Profile and Drug Susceptibility Patterns in Chronic Dacryocystitis Patients: A Rural Hospital Study

Surendra P. Wadgaonkar, Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, A.C.P.M. Medical College, Dhule, Maharashtra 424001, India. , Surendra P. Wadgaonkar1 , Varsha T. Kalshetti2 , Rachana R. Tiwari3 , Preeti A. Patil4 , Bhimrao S. Kamble5

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Ophthalmology and Allied Sciences 3(2):p 120-124, Jul-Dec 2017. | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/oas.2454.7816.3217.15

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Introduction: Dacryocystitis is the inflammation of lacrimal sac. It mostly results from blockage of nasolacrimal duct. Aim: The study was carried out for detection and identification of causative bacterial agents and their Sensitivity to different antibiotics. Materials and Methods: One year study was carried out from March 2015 to Feb. 2016. Samples were collected with the help of sterile swab and further processed in the department of Microbiology. Results: Out of 66 cases were studied, 64 (96.96%) were culture positive and only 2 (3.03%) were culture negative. Gram positive organisms were most commonly isolated than Gram negative organisms.The most common bacteria isolated were the Coagulase negative staphylococci 41 (64%), Staphylococcus aureus 12 (18.75%), Staphylococcus epidermis 3 (4.68%), Klebsiella pneumoniae 3 (4.68%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa 3 (4.68%) and Streptococcus pneumonia 2 (3.12%). Conclusion: Dacryocystitis is the most frequent disease of lacrimal system and one of the most important cause of ocular morbidity. As majority of our population live in rural areas, knowledge of causative organisms and the susceptibility of the bacteria towards antibiotics plays major role in the management of these disease.

Keywords: Dacryocystitis; Lacrimal Sac; Nasolacrimal Duct. 

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