The conjunctival flora of nursing home patients and staff.
Conjunctival cultures were obtained on 118 patients and 59 staff members of a nursing home. The bacteria found and the sensitivities of the pathologic bacteria are related. Twenty-eight of the 118 patients had enteric organisms in their conjunctival sacs while none of the staff had these organisms.
D000328:Adult; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000382:microbiology*; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006254:Hawaii; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009735:Nursing Homes; D009740:Nursing Staff; D010361:Patients