Prevalence and Antibiotic Resistance Patterns of Ocular Bacterial Strains Isolated from Pediatric Patients in University Hospital of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli,” Naples, Italy

Eye infections caused by bacteria are a serious public health problem among pediatric patients. (ese diseases, if not properlytreated, can cause blindness and impaired vision. (e study aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial resistance profiles of the mainpathogens involved in eye infections. (is study involved pediatric patients enrolled at the “Luigi Vanvitelli” University Hospitalof Campania in Naples, Italy, between 2017 and 2019. Of a total of 228 pediatric patients, 73 (32%) tested positive for bacterialinfection. In terms of strain distribution, 85% were Gram-positive bacteria, while 15% were Gram-negative bacteria. (e mostfrequently isolated strains were coagulase-negative Staphylococci (60.4%), followed by Staphylococcus aureus (16.4%). (e isolatedbacteria showed a significant percentage of resistance to multiple antibiotics. (erefore, the identification of the causal bacteriaand antimicrobial sensitivity tests are mandatory to select the effective drug for the treatment of eye infections and prevent thedevelopment of antibiotic-resistant bacteria