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Persistance of Serratia marcescens, Serratia liquefaciens and E. coli in solutions for contact lenses
Author(s) -
Parment PerArne,
Rönnerstam Rolf,
Walder Mats
Publication year - 1986
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.1755-3768.1986.tb06953.x
Subject(s) - serratia marcescens , contact lens , microbiology and biotechnology , serratia , chlorhexidine , inoculation , chemistry , escherichia coli , biology , medicine , bacteria , ophthalmology , biochemistry , immunology , dentistry , gene , pseudomonas , genetics
Twenty‐four different brands of contact lens solutions were experimentally inoculated with strains of S. marcescens, S. liquefaciens and E. coli. Only flexol and hexidin could sufficiently suppress the growth of Serratia strains. If a soaking agent is to be effective in suppressing S. marcescens it must have a Chlorhexidine concentration of at least 50 μg/ml and a thiomersal concentration of 10 μg/ml.