ISSN: 1300-0365
Dil: Türkçe
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES |
Slime Positive Coagulase Negative Staphylococci Frequency Of Patients With Anterior Blepharitis
Dr. Gürsoy ALAGÖZ,a Dr. Oğuz KARABAY,b Dr. Didem SERİNa
aGöz Hastalıkları AD, bİnfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji AD, Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi İzzet Baysal Tıp Fakültesi, BOLU
Objectives: To investigate the growth rate of coagulase negative staphylococci (CNS) in patients with anterior blepharitis and in control patients and to assess the frequency of slime production in patients with positive cultures.
Material and Methods: Two specimens from the lower eyelid forniceal conjunctiva and eyelashes of 33 patients with anterior blepharitis and 20 age matched control patients were obtained with a dacron tipped rod for culture. After the specimens were placed in 5% sheep blood agar plate, they were incubated at 37ºC for 18 hours. Slime production by the bacteria was evaluated by tube adherence following isolation of CNS with classical methods.
Results: CNS were isolated from 21 (63.6%) and 8 (40%) patients in anterior blepharitis and control groups, respectively (p> 0.05). Slime production was noted in 15 patients out of 21 (71.4%) in the anterior blepharitis group and 2 patients out of 8 (25%) in the control group (p< 0.05).
Conclusion: The frequency of slime production of CNS isolated from patients with anterior blepharitis is higher than that of CNS isolated from control patients. Together with other etiological factors, slime production property of CNS may have a significant role in the pathogenesis of anterior blepharitis.Keywords: Blepharitis, glycolipoprotein, extracellular slime, bacteria, staphylococcusTurkiye Klinikleri J Ophthalmol 2006, 15:77-79
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