LASIK infections Treatments
Early 1 week: likely MRSA, staph aureus or Strep
Treat per culture and sensitivity data
Empirically begin with Vancomycin 1% and/or Ceftazadime hourly
Later after 2 weeks: fungal, yeast, or atypical mycobacteria
Fungal: use Natamycin 5% (50 mg/ml) hourly
Yeast infection: Amphotericin B (1.5mg/ml) hourly
Atypical Mycobacteria: Amikacin (8 mg/ml) and Clarithromycin (10 mg/ml) hourly
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