Changes in the conjunctival bacterial flora of patients hospitalized in an intensive care unit

Sahin A., YILDIRIM N., Gultekin S. , Akgun Y., Kiremitci A., Schicht M., ...More

ARQUIVOS BRASILEIROS DE OFTALMOLOGIA, vol.80, no.1, pp.21-24, 2017 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 80 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.5935/0004-2749.20170007
  • Title of Journal : ARQUIVOS BRASILEIROS DE OFTALMOLOGIA
  • Page Numbers: pp.21-24
  • Keywords: Conjunctiva/microbiology, Eye banks, Intensive care units, Bacterial flora, PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY, INFECTION-CONTROL, OCULAR FLORA, ENDOPHTHALMITIS, ICU, COLONIZATION, AIDS, EYES

Abstract

Purpose: To identify the changes in aerobic conjunctival bacterial flora and to correlate culture results with physical health and the duration of patients' hospitalization in an intensive care unit (ICU).