Bacteriological profile of conjunctiva bacterial Flora in Northeast China: a hospital-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To investigate the distribution and influencing factors of preoperative conjunctival flora from patients undergoing penetrating ocular surgeries in northeast China.

Methods

An observational and cross-sectional study design was used. In 305 eyes of 305 patients without infective eye diseases who underwent ocular surgeries at the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University between May 2018 and May 2019, conjunctival sac scrapings were collected on the day before surgery.

Results

The mean age of the participants was 60.73 ± 14.23 years, with the majority being female, married and unemployed with at least primary school education. The positive culture rate was 48.20% (147/305 eyes), and 191 bacterial strains were isolated; two or more strains were isola

SUBMITTER: Xu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9109342 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature