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8168607

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-6-1
pubmed:abstractText
Coagulase-negative staphylococcus (C-NS) are regarded as normal flora of the lids and conjunctiva. The ability of these organisms to cause conjunctivitis and blepharitis can be overlooked or disregarded. To elucidate the role of individual C-NS species in these eye diseases we compared Staphylococcus sp. isolated from the conjunctiva and lids of 50 healthy volunteers with 248 strains of Staphylococcus isolated from patients with staphylococcal conjunctivitis or blepharitis. S. epidermidis was the most frequent species isolated from the conjunctiva and lids of both groups. S. aureus was isolated only from infected patients. No individual C-NS species was found to be significantly associated with eye disease, but the colony count of C-NS after isolation was a useful indicator of conjunctivitis and blepharitis. The ability of Staphylococcus to ferment mannitol or mannose was associated with isolates only from infected patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1000-4432
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
129-35
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Coagulase-negative staphylococci in conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Ophthalmology, Louisiana State University, Shreveport 71130-3932.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article