Bacteriology of the conjunctiva in pre-cataract surgery patients with occluded nasolacrimal ducts and the operation outcomes in Japanese patients

Table 1 Bacteria and fungus detected at the first conjunctival swab culture in patients with nasolacrimal duct obstruction

Gram-positive cocci	Coagulase-negative Staphylococci	28
	Staphylococcus aureus (including MRSA in 2 eyes)	7
	Enterococcus facalis	3
	Streptococcus speices	6
Gram-positive bacilli	Corynebacterium species	17
Gram-negative bacilli	Enterobacter	3
	Moruganella	2
	Klebsiella	2
	Proteus	1
Fungus	Candida albicans	1

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