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Chloramphenicol should be used only in those serious infections for which less potentially dangerous drugs are ineffective or contraindicated. Bacteriological studies should be performed to determine the causative organisms and their sensitivity to chloramphenicol (see Boxed Warning). Chloromycetin Ophthalmic Ointment, 1% (Chloramphenicol Ophthalmic Ointment, USP) is indicated for the treatment of surface ocular infections involving the conjunctiva and/or cornea caused by chloramphenicol-susceptible organisms. The particular antiinfective drug in this product is active against the following common bacterial eye pathogens: Staphylococcus aureus Streptococcus, including Streptococcus pneumoniae Escherichia coli Haemophilus influenzae Klebsiella/Enterobacter species Moraxella lucunata (Morax-Axenfeld bacillus) Neisseria species This product does not provide adequate coverage against: Pseudomonas aeruginosa Serratia marcescens