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. 1976 Apr;11(2):126-9.

Bacteriology of the socket in patients with prostheses

S D Miller  1 , R E Smith, D W Dippe, D R Lacey, M Abel
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  • PMID: 1078329

Bacteriology of the socket in patients with prostheses

S D Miller et al. Can J Ophthalmol. 1976 Apr.

Abstract

Fifty-two unilaterally enucleated patients were studied for symptoms, signs, and actual presence of bacteria in the socket and fellow eye. The majority (85%) of asymptomatic sockets were found to have a mixed culture of pathogenic organisms. Sockets had a significantly (P = .001) greater frequency of pathogenic organisms than the fellow eye. Cross contamination does not appear frequently but is a definite possibility. We recommend culture and treatment of the asymptomatic socket before surgery on the remaining eye.

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