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THE BACTERIAL FLORA OF THE CONJUNCTIVAL ANOPHTHALMIC SOCKET IN GLASS PROSTHESIS‐CARRIERS
Author(s) -
CHRISTENSEN J. NYBOE,
FAHMY J. A.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1974.tb01116.x
Subject(s) - flora (microbiology) , bacilli , staphylococcus aureus , skin flora , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , prosthesis , anaerobic bacteria , staphylococcus , medicine , incidence (geometry) , biology , surgery , genetics , physics , optics
In 44 patients wearing uniocular glass prostheses, the bilateral conjunctival bacterial flora was studied and compared. The predominant organisms were essentially the same in both sides: Staphylococcus albus , corynebacteria followed by Staphylococcus aureus. However, the incidence of contaminant bacteria (gram‐negative bacilli and anaerobic bacteria grouped together) was significantly higher ( P < 0.05) on the socket side. Patients with inflamed sockets proved to harbour more potentially pathogenic bacteria ( S. aureus , streptococci and gram‐negative bacilli) than those without inflammation ( P < 0.05). The “wearing time” of the prosthesis and methods used for keeping it clean did not seem to alter the flora of the socket.