title: [Microbiological evaluation of conjunctival sac in Sjögren syndrome patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate bacterial flora of conjunctival sac in patients with Sjogren syndrome and compare it with the flora of healthy individuals.
  
  
  METHODS
  Bacteriological test was performed on the swabs from the conjunctival sac of 15 patients with primary Sjögren syndrome (PS), 15 patients with secondary Sjögren syndrome (SS) and 30 healthy individuals, chosen at random.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most of the swabs, in every group, were aseptic. The bacteria found relatively often was Staphylococcus epidermidis or described as the Staphylococcus sp. coagulasonegative. Bacterias: Staphylococcus aureus, Corynebacterium or Enterobacteriaceae were found rarely.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is no significant difference between bacterial flora of conjunctival sac of patients with PS and SS, when compared to healthy individuals.
authors.affiliation: Katedry i Kliniki Chorób Oczu Akademii Medycznej w Gdańsku.
authors.forename: Jarosława
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Krajka-Lauer
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zdybel
authors.forename: Witold
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kokot
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gaweckl
authors.forename: Krystyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Raczyńska
authors.forename: Janusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Adamski
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Iwaszkiewicz-Bilikiewicz
mesh_terms: D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000382:microbiology*; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000302:isolation & purification