ISSN: 1300-0365
Dil: Türkçe
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Correlations Of The Postkeratoplasty Infections Andrecipient-donor Cultures
Filiz Akyol*, Yeşim Örek Gümüşdağ**, Zühal ÇakmaklI***,Safiye Küçükgül*, Levent YIldIrIm****
* Op.Dr.,İzmir Atatürk Devlet Hastanesi Göz Kliniği, Başasist.,** Dr.,İzmir Atatürk Devlet Hastanesi Göz Kliniği, Asist.,*** Dr.,İzmir Atatürk Devlet Hastanesi Göz Kliniği, Şefi,**** Uzm.Dr.,İzmir Atatürk Devlet Hastanesi Göz Kliniği, İZMİR
Results of conjunctival and corneoscleral rim cultures of 33 keratoplasty cases, that were operated between October 1993 and Fabruary 1996 in our clinic, were evaluated to determine the risk for postoperative infection.
Conjunctival, corneoscleral rim or both culture results were positive in 45.45% of the patients. Postoperative infection developed in 33.3% of these patients with positive culture results, the postoperative infection rate was 38.9%. Recipient conjunctival cultures were positive in 36.36% of the cases and donor corneoscleral rim cultures were positive in 12.1% of the cases. Staph. epidermidis was the most commonly seen microorganism in the both groups of the cultures.
There was no statistically significant correlation between the positive culture results and development of postoperative infection, but results obtained in preoperative cultures were very helpful in the treatment of serious postoperative infection if ever developed.Keywords: Penetrating keratoplasty,
Postoperative endophthalmitisTurkiye Klinikleri J Ophthalmol 1998, 7:96-99
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