title: Clinicobacteriological correlates of congenital dacryocystitis.
abstract: One hundred and fourteen eyes with congenital dacryocystitis have been studied clinically and bacteriologically. Gram positive cocci constituted the major bacterial isolates (57.9%) with streptococcus pneumoniae predominating (28.9%). The most effective antibiotic was cloxacillin with an overall efficacy of 77%. Normal conjunctival flora was sterile in majority (75%) of cases. Positive cases showed preponderance of gram positive cocci (21.6%) with staphylococcus albus (13.3%) being the major isolate. Normal nasal flora revealed diphtheroids (alone or in combination) to be the commonest bacteria (62.1%). A statistically significant correlation was not observed between the normal conjunctival or nasal flora and flora from the affected eyes.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, New Delhi.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bareja
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghose
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003023:Cloxacillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003607:Dacryocystitis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests
chemical_list: D003023:Cloxacillin