title: [Conjunctival microbiological study in corneo-schleral prosthesis users].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate conjunctival bacterial flora in carrier patients of corneo-schleral prosthesis, both in the affected and fellow eye.
  
  
  METHODS
  Samples were obtained from twenty-six corneo-schleral prosthesis carriers and smear from both eyes were cultured. Samples were taken from 24 patients as controls.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significant growth of potentially pathogen bacteria was observed in the corneo-schleral prosthesis and fellow eyes compared to controls.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Conjunctival bacterial flora showed variations in the eyes of controls, corneo-schleral prosthesis and fellow eyes groups.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia, España.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: López-Sánchez
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: España Grégori
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Roda Marzal
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bueno
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Francés Muñoz
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Menezo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000382:microbiology*; D003315:Cornea; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012590:Sclera