Pattern and sensitivity of bacterial flora in trachoma

Abstract

This article reports our study of the pattern of bacterial flora in 206 trachomatous conjunctival sacs and 100 controls. The sensitivity pattern of all organisms isolated from the trachomatous conjunctival sacs showed that most of these organisms are sensitive to newer antibiotics such as ciprofloxacin and norfloxacin. Therefore we recommend the use of these effective newer antibiotics rather than conventional topical drugs such as sulfacetamide and tetracycline in treating trachoma.