التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Association Between Serratia marcescens Contamination and Hygiene Compliance in Orthokeratology. |
| المؤلفون: |
HUNG-CHIH CHEN, PEI-YU YANG, JUNG-SHENG CHEN, DA-TIAN BAU, SHIH-CHUN CHAO |
| المصدر: |
In Vivo; May/Jun2024, Vol. 38 Issue 3, p1229-1235, 7p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
SERRATIA marcescens, HYGIENE, ORTHOKERATOLOGY, PATHOGENIC microorganisms, NUCLEIC acid isolation methods |
| مستخلص: |
Background/Aim: Given the characteristics of Serratia marcescens (S. marcescens), this study aimed at investigating its presence in the hands and contact lens cases of orthokeratology wearers, along with the status of bacterial contamination. Patients and Methods: The 39 patients received the questionnaires about the background of orthokeratology and hygiene habits. A total of 39 contact lens cases and 39 hand samples from the patients were collected at Show Chwan Memorial Hospital from June to August in 2020 and sent to National Chung Cheng University for DNA extraction and PCR identification. Results: The results indicated a detection rate of 5.13% for S. marcescens in the contact lens cases and 12.82% in the hand samples. Additionally, 66.67% of contact lens case samples and 30.77% of hand samples found positive for 16s bacterial amplicons. The relationship between hand contamination and the duration of contact lens usage were revealed for both S. marcescens (p=0.021) and 16s bacterial amplicons (p=0.048). Conclusion: The results indicated that hand hygiene is more critical than focusing on contact lens hygiene when it comes to preventing S. marcescens infections. Nevertheless, both proper hand and contact lens hygiene practices can reduce the detection of bacterial eye pathogens, especially a common intestinal bacterium. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |
