Eye Infections Following Cataract Extraction*

Locatcher-Khorazo, D.; Gutierrez, Elizabeth

doi:10.1016/0002-9394(56)91046-7

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“…The incidence of S. uureus seems to be of particular interest as S. aureus is generally considered to be the major offender in postoperative infections in ophthalmology (Dunnington & Locatcher-Khorazo 1945, Locatcher-Khorazo & Gutierrez 1956, 1960, 1967, Burns 1959, Leopold & Apt 1960, Allen & Mangiaracine 1964, McMeel 1965, McMeel & Wapner 1965, Lincoff et al 1965, Allansmith et al 1969. According to the present study, S. aureus occurrs in about 15Q/o of the cases, in agreement with some other authors as seen in Table VIII.…”

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Bacterial Flora in Relation to Cataract Extraction

Ja¹,

Møller

1975

Acta Ophthalmologica

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The conjunctival flora of 499 patients was studied the day before cataract extraction, no antibiotics or chemotherapeutical agents had been used before admission. Staphylococcus albus was by far the most common micro-organism (95.4%), followed by corynebacteria (44%), Staphylococcus aureus (14.9%), gram-negative bacilli (7.8%) and pneumo-streptococci (4.4%). Corynebacteria was isolated more frequently in the presence of S. albus, while S. aureus and gram-negative bacilli were found more frequently in the absence of S. albus. No relationship could be demonstrated between the occurrence of pneumo-streptococci and S. albus. The flora of the nose and skin of the face were studied and compared with the conjunctival flora, and a similarity could be observed. Furthermore, strains of S. aureus isolated at the same time from the two or three regions, in most cases, showed the same bacterio-phage type complex. The conjunctival flora was further correlated with sex, age, season, and number of polymorphonuclear neutrophils recovered from the conjunctival fluid. The incidence of corynebacteria and gram-negative bacilli was found to be higher in males, while corynebacteria was the only organism to show seasonal variation, i.e. was isolated more frequently in the second and third quarters of the year. No correlation could be found between age or number of neutrophils.

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Bacterial Flora in Relation to Cataract Extraction

Ja¹,

Møller

1975

Acta Ophthalmologica

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“…The organism survives only a few days under optimal laboratory conditions. Moraxella species has been commonly associated with external eye dis eases such as angular blepharitis, chronic conjunctivitis and corneal ulcers [1,3,4] but has not been previously associated with an endophthalmitis [4], Thus in a study of 105 patients with endophthalmitis Moraxella lique faciens was not isolated as a source [4], L ocatcher-K horazo and Seegal [4] reviewed 9,709 patients with chronic bacterial conjunctivitis and found Moraxella liquefaciens as an etiologic agent in 1.6% of patients under 18 years of age; in 0.83% of adults and in 0.88% of the total patient population. A a causative agent in corneal ulcers, Moraxella liquefaciens was cultured from 2.2% of 3,535 corneal ulcers [4].…”

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Exogenous <i>Moraxella liquefaciens</i> Endophthalmitis

Cooperman

Friedman

1975

Ophthalmologica

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“…It is a very rare saprophyte of the conjunc tival sac [Locatcher-Khorazo and Seegal, 1972]. Romano et al [1975] examined 304 eyes of 152 healthy subjects and found it only once.…”

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