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This study was aimed to assess the bacterial etiology and antibiotic susceptibility of conjunctivitis patients' isolates from Central Iran.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study was performed in 180 patients referred to the Department of Ophthalmology in Kashan University with symptoms of conjunctivitis from July 2017 to December 2017. To detect of different bacteria, Gram staining, morphological characterization, pigment production, biochemical characteristics, coagulase test, optochin and PYR tests, oxidase test, and culture on specific media were used. Antibiotic susceptibility of the bacteria isolated was done using the Kirby\u2013Bauer method. Methicillin resistance in staphylococci isolated from the patients was identified using polymerase chain reaction technique.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Of the 195 bacteria isolated, about 81.5% were\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Staphylococcus epidermidis<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Staphylococcus aureus<\/jats:italic>\n                      and the remaining 19.5% included other species. In the present study,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Pseudomonas aeruginosa<\/jats:italic>\n                      was most resistant to ampicillin. In the case of\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">S. epidermidis<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">S. aureus<\/jats:italic>\n                      , the highest resistance was observed against erythromycin and the least resistance was against rifampicin and linezolid.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In this study,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">S. aureus<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">S. epidermidis<\/jats:italic>\n                      are the most common causes of conjunctivitis in all age groups, however, this condition decreases with age and is also influenced by other factors such as season and weather conditions. The results of this study can be helpful in planning more prudent treatment strategies for patients with conjunctivitis in Kashan.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/abr.abr_118_20","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,10,5]],"date-time":"2020-10-05T06:55:43Z","timestamp":1601880943000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Bacterial Etiology and Antibiotic Susceptibility of Conjunctivitis Patients' Isolates in Kashan, Iran"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"9","author":[{"given":"Mahdi","family":"Shaeri","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ali","family":"Nazari-Alam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of 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