Conjunctival bacterial flora in healthy individuals and health care workers (HCWs)

Authors

  • Najmun Nahar Department of Microbiology, Sir Salimullah Medical College, Dhaka
  • Ripon Barua Department of Microbiology, Sir Salimullah Medical College, Dhaka
  • Sultana Razia Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka
  • Shaheda Anwar Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka
  • Md. Ruhul Amin Miah Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjmm.v6i2.19371

Keywords:

Conjunctival flora, HCWs

Abstract

This study was designed to see the pattern of conjunctival bacterial flora in healthy individuals and health care workers. This prospective study was conducted during the period of January 2011 to December 2011 in BSMMU. A total of 480 conjunctival swabs were collected from both eyes of 200 healthy individuals and 40 HCWs of BSMMU. Significant number of culture was positive in HCWs (52.5%) compared to healthy individuals (23.75%). Staphylococcus epidermidis was predominant in healthy individuals (65.26%) and HCWs (66.66%). Isolation of Enterocooci (11.9%) was significantly higher in HCWs. Bilateral culture positivity was significantly higher in HCWs (71.43%) than that from healthy individual (40%) and in healthy individuals, unilateral culture positivity was 60%, which was higher than that of HCWs (28.57%).

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjmm.v6i2.19371

Bangladesh J Med Microbiol 2012; 06(02): 15-19

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Published

2012-07-01

How to Cite

Nahar, N., Barua, R., Razia, S., Anwar, S., & Miah, M. R. A. (2012). Conjunctival bacterial flora in healthy individuals and health care workers (HCWs). Bangladesh Journal of Medical Microbiology, 6(2), 15–19. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjmm.v6i2.19371

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2012)

Section

Original Articles