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Bacterial growth in the conjunctival sac and the local defense of the outer eye
Author(s) -
Jensen O. L.,
Gluud B. S.
Publication year - 1985
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.1755-3768.1985.tb06849.x
Subject(s) - lactoferrin , tears , lysozyme , flora (microbiology) , secretory iga , cataract surgery , staphylococcus aureus , staphylococcus , antibody , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , ophthalmology , gastroenterology , physiology , biology , immunology , biochemistry , genetics
25 patients admitted for cataract surgery were subjected to conjunctival bacterial culturings preoperatively and during the postoperative observation period. Simultanously lactoferrin (LF), lysozyme (LY) and secretory immunoglobulin A (s‐IgA) were measured in tears. The preoperative flora disclosed the growth of Staphylococcus albus (SA) and diphtheroids. Other species were only sporadically present. There was a significant rise in number of patients affected by SA and diphtheroids postoperatively (from 60 to 80%), wheras other bacteria were not present to any significant extent. LF, LY and s‐IgA concentration decreased to about 50% of the preoperative level in the early postoperative period gradually returning towards their initial concentration. Correlating an antibacterial score with bacterial score we found a significant inverse relationship between the two (P<0.05).