{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["7(8)"],"submitter":["Lin YH"],"funding":["National Science Council","Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate the conjunctival and nasal flora and the antibiotic susceptibility profiles of isolates from patients undergoing cataract surgery.<h4>Design</h4>Observational and cross-sectional study.<h4>Setting</h4>A single-centre study in Taiwan.<h4>Participants</h4>128 consecutive patients precataract surgery.<h4>Primary and secondary outcome measures methods</h4>Conjunctival and nasal cultures were prospectively obtained from 128 patients on the day of cataract surgery before instillation of ophthalmic solutions in our hospital. Isolates and antibiotic susceptibility profiles were identified through standard microbiological techniques. Participants were asked to complete a questionnaire on healthcare-associated factors.<h4>Results</h4>The positive culture rate from co"],"journal":["BMJ open"],"pagination":["e017352"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC5724067"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Antibiotic susceptibility profiles of ocular and nasal flora in patients undergoing cataract surgery in Taiwan: an observational and cross-sectional study."],"pmcid":["PMC5724067"],"pubmed_authors":["Chen CJ","Lin YH","Shu JC","Hou CH","Hsieh PH","Huang YC","Kang YC","Hsiao CH"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Antibiotic susceptibility profiles of ocular and nasal flora in patients undergoing cataract surgery in Taiwan: an observational and cross-sectional study.","description":"<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate the conjunctival and nasal flora and the antibiotic susceptibility profiles of isolates from patients undergoing cataract surgery.<h4>Design</h4>Observational and cross-sectional study.<h4>Setting</h4>A single-centre study in Taiwan.<h4>Participants</h4>128 consecutive patients precataract surgery.<h4>Primary and secondary outcome measures methods</h4>Conjunctival and nasal cultures were prospectively obtained from 128 patients on the day of cataract surgery before instillation of ophthalmic solutions in our hospital. Isolates and antibiotic susceptibility profiles were identified through standard microbiological techniques. Participants were asked to complete a questionnaire on healthcare-associated factors.<h4>Results</h4>The positive culture rate from co","dates":{"release":"2017-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2017 Aug","modification":"2025-04-21T16:19:37.119Z","creation":"2019-03-26T22:46:31Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC5724067","cross_references":{"pubmed":["28821529"],"doi":["10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017352"]}}