01002nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653002600059653001300085653002800098653001600126653003100142653001100173653001200184100001300196700001400209700001200223245004500235300001000280490000700290520044900297022001400746       1991                            d  c1991 Apr-Jun10aAnti-Bacterial Agents10aBacteria10aColony Count, Microbial10aConjunctiva10aDrug Resistance, Microbial10aHumans10aleprosy1 aGarg S P1 aKalra V K1 aVerma L00aConjunctival microbial flora in leprosy.  a59-610 v393 a<p>Conjunctival sacs of seventy one leprosy patients, paramedical and medical personnel working in a leprosy home were cultured. None of these eyes had any pathology in the outer eye. Surprisingly, 46.2% of the eyes which showed a positive culture carried accepted pathogens; Staphylococcus aureus being the commonest. Determining the preoperative bacterial flora and their elimination before undertaking intraocular surgery is recommended.</p>  a0301-4738