Klinika Oczna Suplement

Abstract

3/2004 vol. 106
Original paper

Mi­cro­bio­lo­gi­cal eva­lu­ation of con­junc­ti­val sac in Sjögren syn­dro­me pa­tients

Ja­ro­sła­wa Kraj­ka­-La­uer 1
,
Ewa Zdy­be­l 2
,
Witold Kokot 1
,
Maciej Gawęcki 3
,
Krystyna Raczyńska 1
,
Janusz Adamski 3
,
Barbara Iwaszkiewicz-Bilikiewicz 1
  1. Z Katedry i Kliniki Chorób Oczu Akademii Medycznej w Gdańsku
  2. Z Poradni Okulistycznej Regionalnego Centrum Diabetologicznego Akademii Medycznej w Gdańsku
  3. Z Oddziału Okulistycznego Wojewódzkiego Szpitala Zespolonego w Elblągu
KLINIKA OCZNA 2004, Supl. 3: S528–S529
Online publish date: 2022/12/29
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Purpose

To evaluate bacterial flora of conjunctival sac in patients with Sjögren syndrome and compare it with the flora of healthy individuals.

Material and methods

Bacteriological test was performed on the swabs from the conjunctival sac of 15 patients with primary Sjögren syndrome (PS), 15 patients with secondary Sjögren syndrome (SS) and 30 healthy individuals, chosen at random.

Results

Most of the swabs, in every group, were aseptic. The bacteria found relatively often was Staphylococcus epidermidis or described as the Staphylococcus sp. coagulasonegative. Bacterias: Staphylococcus aureus, Corynebacterium or Enterobacteriaceae were found rarely.

Conclusions

There is no significant difference between bacterial flora of conjunctival sac of patients with PS and SS, when compared to healthy individuals.

Keywords

bacterial flora, conjunctival sac, dry eye syndrome

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