Abstract

Aims: To report infective keratitis microbiological profile and antibiotic sensitivity patterns
Settings and Design: a retrospective study of 455 subjects from August 2020 to June 2022
Methods and Material: The suspected case of severe keratitis underwent microbiological culture and identification using the VITEK 2 technique. Antibiotic susceptibility for different sensitivity and resistance patterns were analysed.
Results: Culture was positive in 233 (51.2 %) patients out of 455 patients. Pure bacterial growth was present in 35.62% of patients with pure fungus in 62.66% of patients. The most common bacterial cause of infective keratitis was pseudomonas. Pseudomonas showed 65-75% resistance against levofloxacin, ceftazidime, imipenem, gentamycin, ciprofloxacin, and amikacin. Staphylococcus showed 65-70% resistance against levofloxacin, erythromycin, and ciprofloxacin with streptococcus being 100% resistant to erythromycin.