Aerobic bacterial flora of the normal conjunctiva at high altitude area of Shimla Hills in India: a hospital based study.

Abstract

S. epidermidis is the most common commensal organism followed by Haemophilus species. diphtheroids occupied the third position which otherwise are found more abundantly in literature. Pathogens like S. aureus, Staphylococcus citreus and E. coli were also found. Therefore, preoperative administration of topical broad spectrum antibiotics is extremely important in prophylaxis against ocular infection. The variation in microflora of normal conjunctiva in this part of world can be attributed to geographical, climatic and ethnic characteristics of the population under study.