Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 4

A Bacteriological and Mycological Study of Cases of Corneal Ulcer in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Assam with Reference to Antimicrobial Susceptibility

1Asstt. Professor, Deptt. of Microbiology, Gauhati Medical College

2Prof. & HOD, Deptt. of Microbiology, Gauhati Medical College

3Asstt. Professor, Deptt. of Orthopaedics, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences

Online published on 6 November, 2014.

Abstract

Corneal ulceration is a potentiality devastating infection that can rob a person of sight.

The present study was carried out with the intention to isolate and identify the microbial agents infecting the patients with corneal ulcer admitted to RIO and to the invitro sensitivity pattern of the isolated bacteria to different antimicrobial agents.

Scraping were also smeared on slides for direct smear. Multiple scraping were taken for KOH with Bard Parker Blade No 15 from margins as well as base of ulcer and inoculated bedside in BA, MA agar, SDA and thioglycollate broth. Antibiotic sensitivity testing was done in Muller Hinton Agar by standard disc diffusion method.

Keywords

Corneal Ulcer, Perforation, Bacteria, Blindness