Open AccessThe Microbiological Profile of Bicanalicular Silicone Tubes Placed During External Dacryocystorhinostomy
Author(s) -
Gökçen Özcan,
Banu M. Hoşal,
Devran Gerçeker
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
türk oftalmoloji dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2147-2661
pISSN - 1300-0659
DOI - 10.4274/tjo.galenos.2020.47639
Subject(s) - penicillin , gram , erythromycin , clavulanic acid , microbiology and biotechnology , clindamycin , ampicillin , enterobacter , medicine , throat , antibiotics , staphylococcus aureus , amoxicillin , surgery , biology , bacteria , biochemistry , genetics , escherichia coli , gene
To identify microbiological growth on bicanalicular silicone tubes (BST) placed during dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) surgery and to analyze the association between culture results and surgical outcomes and BST removal time.