**Additional information**

This study replicates the original research reported in: Mohammed AA, Ali MM, Zenebe MH. Bacterial etiology of ocular and periocular infections, antimicrobial susceptibility profile and associated factors among patients attending eye unit of Shashemene comprehensive specialized hospital, Shashemene, Ethiopia [Internet]. Vol. 20, BMC Ophthalmology. Springer Science and Business Media LLC; 2020. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12886-020-01398-w.
