Analysis of topical conjunctival microbiotic cultures in patients treated with intravitreal injections using antibiotic prophylaxis with 0.3% ofloxacin eye drops
The current results showed that the typical conjunctival bacteria had higher resistance to fluoroquinolones (although they were not tested specifically to ofloxacin), suggesting a possible selection of resistant bacteria that should not be taken for granted in clinic. However, the same bacteria did not exhibit cross-resistance in the analysis of vancomycin and third-generation cephalosporins. This real-world, longitudinal, prospective study on conjunctival flora analyzed bacterial resistance profiles and contemporary antibiotic use, offering deeper insights into this subject.
Authors
- Marcos Flávio de Campos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8084-1624)
- Andrea Karla Ribeiro de Carvalho
- J. Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0920-5258)
- Tiago Alencar de Lima
- Fernando Luiz Affonso Fonseca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1223-1589)
- Thaís Moura Gascón (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8398-3254)
- Samantha Sanches de Carvalho
- Gláucia Luciano da Veiga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6097-2341)
- Vagner Loduca Lima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2342-8638)
- Guilherme Feltrin de Barros (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0837-6411)
- G Fernandes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8113-3598)
- Luca Bongiovanni de Miranda Gonçalves
Institutions
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) (BR)
- Fundação de Apoio à Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
- Faculdade de Medicina do ABC (BR)
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Retina and Vitreous
- Published
- 2024-12-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40942-024-00604-x
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.08