?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Susceptibility+of+conjunctival+bacterial+pathogens+to+fluoroquinolones.+A+comparative+study+of+ciprofloxacin%2C+norfloxacin+and+ofloxacin&rft.creator=Faustina%2C+Dr+Idu&rft.creator=Odjimogho%2C+Ms+Stella&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=In+order+to+determine+the+most+common+bacteria+implicated+in+conjunctivitis%2C+and+the+effectiveness+of+the+antibiotic+Fluoroquinolone+for+its+treatment%2C+a+total+of+50+subjects+(100+)+eyes%2C+between+the+ages+of+1-30+years+with+mean+age+of+16.94+%C2%B1+8.06+years+with+infected+eyes%2C+were+examined+at+the+Lagos+State+University+Teaching+Hospital%2C+Nigeria+(LASUTH).+Conjunctival+swabs+were+collected+and+cultured+in+the+laboratory+to+isolate+the+pathogens+responsible+for+the+infection.+Sensitivity+and+antibiotic+suscepticibility+tests+were+carried+out+with+discs+impregnated+with+0.3%25+concentration+of+ophthalmic+topical+solutions+of+chibroxin+(Norfloxacin)%2C+ciloxan+(Ciprofloxacin)%2C+and+ocuflox+(Ofloxacin)%2C+to+ascertain+the+most+sensitive+of+the+three+drugs.+The+results+showed+that+the+implicated+bacteria+in+order+of+decreasing+frequency+were+Staphylococcus+aureus+(34%25)%2C+followed+by+Streptococcus+pneumoniae+(22%25)%2C+Pseudomonas+aeruginosa+(14%25)%2C+Klebsiella+pneumoniae+(12%25)%2C+Hemophilus+influenzae+(9%25)%2C+Escherichia+coli+(9%25).+All+the+isolated+organisms+were+highly+sensitive+to+the+three+drugs.+However%2C+a+one+way+analysis+of+variance+(ANOVA)+showed+a+significant+difference+in+the+sensitivity+of+the+three+drugs+(p%3C+0.05).+ANOVA+Post+Hoc+located+Ciprofloxacin+as+the+source+of+the+significance.+In+conclusion+therefore%2C+Ciprofloxacin+is+the+most+sensitive+of+the+three+drugs+and%2C+hence+should+be+the+first+choice+of+the+fluoroquinolones+for+the+treatment+of+bacterial+conjunctivitis.&rft.publisher=Kakkilaya+BS&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya+Bevinje%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2003-10&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3236%2F1%2F2003-3-1.pdf&rft.identifier=++Faustina%2C+Dr+Idu+and+Odjimogho%2C+Ms+Stella++(2003)+Susceptibility+of+conjunctival+bacterial+pathogens+to+fluoroquinolones.+A+comparative+study+of+ciprofloxacin%2C+norfloxacin+and+ofloxacin.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3236%2F