Abstract
PurposeThis study aimed to assess the susceptibility of ocular isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to two multi-purpose disinfectant solutions (MPDS) and to determine if there was a relationship with resistance to antibiotics. MethodsTwenty-three strains of P. aeruginosa isolated from microbial keratitis cases in Australia were utilized in this study. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of two commercially available MPDSs, Biotrue and cleadew MPS were determined. Additionally, the MIC of the strains to five antibiotics, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, gentamicin, ceftazidime, and imipenem, were analyzed. ResultsAll strains were susceptible to 100 % of each of the MPDS. However, when MPDSs were diluted, cleadew MPS had significantly lower median MIC (median = 12.5 vs 25; p = 0.00008) and MBC (median = 25 vs 50; p = 0.0027) compared to Biotrue. All tested strains were susceptible to levofloxacin and gentamicin. Susceptibility rates to ciprofloxacin, imipenem, and ceftazidime were 52.2 %, 30.4 %, and 91.3 %, respectively. There were no significant relations between MIC or MBC to either MPDS and resistance to the antibiotics (p≧0.23). ConclusionBoth MPDSs were active against P. aeruginosa isolated from microbial keratitis in Australia. However, after dilution, cleadew MPS remained active against P. aeruginosa at lower concentrations. Certain strains of P. aeruginosa were resistant to imipenem, ceftazidime or ciprofloxacin. The lack of association of susceptibility to MPDS and antibiotics suggest that resistance to one did not predispose to resistance to the other.
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