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A Non-invasive Way to Isolate and Phenotype Cells from the Conjunctiva
Published on: July 5, 2017
[What kinds of species are in the conjunctiva?]
1Abteilung Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Hygiene-Institut der Universität Tübingen.
Abstract:
With suitable culture methods less than 5% of conjunctival fluid specimens remain negative. From approximately 95% of the swab cultures at least 65 bacterial species - although in low numbers - were recovered. Among the predominant organisms were gram-positive species like several coagulase-negative Staphylococcus spp., Propionibacterium spp., Corynebacterium spp. and members of the genera Peptostreptococcus, Streptococcus and Actinomyces. Among the frequently isolated gram-negative species were members of the genera Neisseria and Haemophilus as well as Enterobacteriaceae like Proteus spp.
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