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Table 1 Bacteria isolated from samples of eye discharge at Gondar University Hospital (2009 to 2012)

From: Types and drug susceptibility patterns of bacterial isolates from eye discharge samples at Gondar University Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Type of bacteria

No. of isolates (%)

No. of isolates (%)

CONS

17(27.4)

46(74.2)

S. pneumoniae

7(11.3)

S. pyogene

9 (14.5)

S. aureus

13(21)

E. coli

5(8.1)

16(25.8)

NLF. gram neg. rods

2(3.2)

Klebsella spps

9(14.5)

Total

62(100)

  1. CONS = Coagulase negative Staphylococci.
  2. NLF. gram neg. rods = non lactose fermented gram negative rode.
  3. S. pneumoniae = Streptococcus pneumoniae.
  4. S. pyogene = Streptococcus pyogene.
  5. S. aureus = Staphylococcus aureus.