Fluorescent amplified fragment length polymorphism (FAFLP) genotyping demonstrates the role of biofilm-producing methicillin-resistant periocular Staphylococcus epidermidis strains in postoperative endophthalmitis

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the patients having POE with details of strains and their origin. All patients underwent phacoemulsification with intraocular lens (IOL) implantation.

Patient No.	Age/Sex	Predisposing factors/Systemic disease	Site of isolation	Strain ID	Species	Antibiotype^a	mecA/icaAB	Visual Acuity
1	43/M	Eye lid swelling	AC fluid	L778a/03	S.epidermidis	Oxa, G	+/+	20/60
			Eye lid	L778b/03	S.epidermidis	Oxa, G	+/+
2	60/M	Hypertension	Vitreous	L849a/03	S.epidermidis	Oxa	+/+	20/25
			Eye lid	L849b/03	S.epidermidis	Oxa	+/+
3	58/F	Diabetic retinopathy	Vitreous	L1030a/03	S.epidermidis	Ak, Ca, Cip, G, Oxa	+/+	20/40
			Eye lid	L1030b/03	S.epidermidis	Ak, Ca, Cip, G, Oxa	+/-
			AC fluid	L1030c/03	S.epidermidis	Ak, Ca, Cip, G, Oxa	+/+
			Conjunctiva	L1030d/03	S.epidermidis	Ak, Ca, Cip, G, Oxa	+/+

^a Antibiotic resistance; Oxa – Oxacillin; G – Gentamicin; Ak – Amikacin; Ca – Ceftazidime; Cip – Ciprofloxacin.

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