[Bacteriological detection of anterior chamber aspirate after extracapsular cataract extraction with intraocular lens implantation].
We cultured the anterior chamber aspirates of 83 patients with extracapsular cataract extraction and IOL implantation. Of the 83 cases, 5 (6.1%) had positive aspirates including 3 cases of staphylococcus epidermidis and 2 cases of staphylococcus aureus. No eye in our study developed bacterial endophthalmitis. Our study suggests that the anterior chamber of human eyes is capable of clearing a low inoculum of bacteria after cataract surgery without the development of bacterial endophthalmitis.
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Department of Ophthalmology, Guangzhou First Municipal People's Hospital, China.
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Deng
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Xiong
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D000368:Aged; D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000382:microbiology*; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011184:Postoperative Period; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000302:isolation & purification