Table 2 Distribution of bacterial agents isolated from dacryocysitis infection among sex at University of Gondar Eye Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, Gondar, Ethiopia from 2011 to 2012

Gram positive bacteria

  S .aureus

1 (16.7)

5(83.3)

6(11.8)

 CNS*

4 (44.4)

5(55.6)

9(17.6)

  S. pneumoniae

0 (0.0)

2(100.0)

2(3.9)

  Entrobacter species

0 (0.0)

2(100.0)

2(3.9)

Gram negative bacteria

  E .coli

0 (0.0)

1(100.0)

1(2.0)

  K. pneumoniae

1(50.0)

1(50.0)

2(3.9)

  Pseudomonas species

0 (0.0)

3(100.0)

3(5.9)

  Citrobacter species

0 (0.0)

1(100)

1(2.0)

  H.influenzae

2(100.0)

0(0.0)

2(3.9)

  P.vulgaris

0 (0.0)

1(100)

1(2.0)

  P. mirabilis

0 (0.0)

1(100)

1(2.0)

  Providencia spp

1(100.0)

0 (0.0)

1(2.0)

Total

9(29.0)

22(71.0)

31(60.8)**