Identification and quantitation of conjunctival aerobic bacterial flora from healthy Chongqing residents at different ages / 第三军医大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective To identify and quantitate the conjunctival aerobic bacterial flora from healthy people of 3 age groups in Chongqing city.Methods Samples taken with moist swabs from the lower fornix of both eyes of 33 children(9.85?0.57 years old),31 youths(21.23?0.88 years old)and 30 elders(72.97?4.94 years old)were given bacterial cultures.Positive ones were identified and colony forming units(CFUs)were counted.Bacterial quantity was expressed as the number of CFUs divided by the weight of each sample measured before and after collection.Results The elders showed a higher isolation frequency(93.33%)than children(45.45%)and youths(50.00%)which had statistically difference(P