Title of article
Production of Slime Layer by Staphylococcus epidermidis Isolated From Corneal Infection
Author/Authors
Ismail, Munira CH. Baghdad University - College of Sciences - Tropical Biological Research Unit, Iraq , Ali, Fais I. Ministry of Health - Ibn Al- Haietham Eye Hospital, Iraq , Mohammed, Sinai W. Baghdad University - Science College - Tropical Biological Research Unit, Iraq
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741
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744
Abstract
A total of 37 Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates, isolated from corneal scraping of patients with bacterial keratitis and 20 isolates from healthy eyes (as control) (all isolates, isolated from, Ibn Al- Haietham eye hospital / Baghdad), were tested for slime production, 52.63% of all isolates were positive-slime production (23 isolates from patients and 7 isolates from controls). It was found that positive-slime producing S. epidermidis were exhibited a high resistance to antibiotics as compared to negative-slime producing isolates.
Keywords
Slime Layer , Staphylococcus epidermidis , Keratitis.
Journal title
Baghdad Science Journal
Journal title
Baghdad Science Journal
Record number
2689787
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