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Antibiotic susceptibility profiles of ocular and nasal flora in patients undergoing cataract surgery in Taiwan: an observational and cross-sectional study.
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- Effects of chloramphenicol, povidone-iodine 1% and 5% eye drops on the colonisation of conjunctival flora in patients undergoing cataract surgery.Ghana medical journal · 2023Trial
- Microbiological profile and antibiotic resistance trends of preoperative conjunctival swabs: An 8-year retrospective analysis from a North Indian tertiary care ophthalmic center.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2026Observational
- Preoperative conjunctival flora and antibiotic susceptibility in cataract surgery patients at Ibn Al-Haitham teaching eye hospital in Baghdad, Iraq.Journal of ophthalmic inflammation and infection · 2025Article
- Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of bacteria colonizing the external ocular surfaces of patients undergoing ocular surgeries at Bugando Medical Center in Mwanza, Tanzania.BMC research notes · 2024Article
- Molecular and Phenotypic Characterization of Ocular Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis Isolates in Taiwan.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2023Article
- Ocular Bacterial Infections: A Ten-Year Survey and Review of Causative Organisms Based on the Oklahoma Experience.Microorganisms · 2023Article
- [Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis infectious keratitis: Clinical and microbiological profile].Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia · 2022Article
- Molecular Diagnostics for Ocular Infectious Diseases: LXXVIII Edward Jackson Memorial Lecture.American journal of ophthalmology · 2022Review
- A Case of Escherichia coli Endogenous Panophthalmitis and Orbital Cellulitis With Normal Workup for Primary Focus.Cureus · 2021Article
- Microbial Spectrum and Resistance Patterns in Ocular Infections: A 15-Year Review in East China.Infection and drug resistance · 2021Article
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- Conjunctival flora in anophthalmic patients: microbiological spectrum and antibiotic sensitivity.International journal of ophthalmology · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the conjunctival and nasal flora and the antibiotic susceptibility profiles of isolates from patients undergoing cataract surgery.
designObservational and cross-sectional study.
settingA single-centre study in Taiwan.
participants128 consecutive patients precataract surgery. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES
methodsConjunctival 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.
resultsThe positive culture rate from conjunctiva was 26.6%, yielding 84 isolates. Coagulase-negative
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