Changes in Bacterial Strains before and after Cataract Surgery

Hara, Tsutomu; Hoshi, Naomi; Hara, Takako

doi:10.1016/s0161-6420(96)30413-2

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“…Sheep blood (5%), chocolate, and MacConkey agar plates for aerobes were inoculated at 37°C aerobically (MacConkey) and under 5% carbon dioxide (blood and chocolate) and examined at 24 and 48 hours. 10 Aerobes were identified using standard methods. 10 For anaerobes, the samples were plated on a Brucella agar supplemented with 5% sheep blood, Vitamin K and Hemin.…”

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Coagulase‐negative Staphylococcus culture in chronic rhinosinusitis

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Lautenbach

et al. 2014

Int Forum Allergy Rhinol

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Objective Coagulase-negative staphylococcus (CoNS) is commonly isolated from patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). However, the role of CoNS in CRS remains controversial. We aimed to determine the associations between positive CoNS culture at functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) and CRS severity. Methods Adult CRS patients who underwent FESS between 10/1/2007 to 12/31/2011 were recruited. Patient demographics, disease characteristics, medication use, Lund-Mackay CT scores, and SNOT-22 scores were collected at baseline before FESS. Intraoperative cultures were obtained in a standard manner. Patients were placed into two groups based on culture findings: patients with CoNS as the sole positive culture result and patients with all other positive culture results, including CoNS, as part of a polymicrobial culture. Results 376 CRS patients met the criteria. 106 patients (28%) had CoNS as their only isolate, 260 (69%) had other positive cultures, and 10 (3%) had no bacterial growth. Compared to patients with other positive cultures, patients with the sole result of CoNS were significantly less likely to have a history of FESS (52% versus 65%, p=0.019), nasal polyps (50% versus 65%, p=0.006), and had a better Lund-Mackay CT score (11.95 versus 14.18, p=0.020). After adjusting for all factors in the multiple logistic regression model, CoNS as the sole positive culture result was independently associated with having no history of FESS (OR=0.45, 95%CI, 0.22-0.94, p=0.034). Conclusion Positive intraoperative CoNS cultures alone do not result in increased CRS disease burden by objective or subjective measures as compared to patients with other bacterial or polymicrobial culture isolates.

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Coagulase‐negative Staphylococcus culture in chronic rhinosinusitis

Zhang

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Lautenbach

et al. 2014

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“…For aerobes, sheep blood (5%), chocolate, and MacConkey agar plates were inoculated at 37°C aerobically (MacConkey) and under 5% carbon dioxide (blood and chocolate) and examined at 24 and 48 hours. 25 Aerobes were identified using standard methods. 25 For anaerobes, the samples were plated on a Brucella agar supplemented with 5% sheep blood, vitamin K, and Hemin.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…25 Aerobes were identified using standard methods. 25 For anaerobes, the samples were plated on a Brucella agar supplemented with 5% sheep blood, vitamin K, and Hemin. Plates were then incubated anaerobically for 4 days then examined after 24 hours, 48 hours, and after 4 days.…”

Section: Endoscopically-guided Bacterial Culturementioning

confidence: 99%