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 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 80 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.5935/0004-2749.20170007
  • Journal Name: ARQUIVOS BRASILEIROS DE OFTALMOLOGIA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • 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
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

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).