title: [The conjunctival flora of HIV-positive patients in an advanced stage].
abstract: We evaluated the incidence of bacterial cultures taken from 23 outpatient and nosocomial AIDS patients. It was found that 36.6% of the 11 outpatients had non-pathogenic bacterial flora (Staphylococcus epidermis). Staphylococcus aureus as a pathogenic bacterium was found in 25% of the positive cultures in a group of 12 nosocomial patients. Candida albicans, a fungus, was also found in 25%, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the only gram-negative bacteria, was identified in 8.3%. Staphylococcus epidermidis was found in 18.8%. It was concluded that preoperative cultures of the conjunctival sac of hospitalized AIDS patients are essential before intraocular procedures are carried out. There must be no apparent infection of the conjunctiva.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum der Augenheilkunde, Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt/M.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gümbel
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ohrloff
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000302:isolation & purification
vernacular_title: Die Konjunktivalflora HIV-positiver Patienten in fortgeschrittenen Stadien.