Table 1.

Bacteria cultured from conjunctival sac in 168 patients before cataract surgery

Classification	Bacteria	Number (%) of patients
Gram-positive cocci	Staphylococcus species	75 (44.6%)
	(Staphylococcus aureus)	(6)
	(MRSA)	(1)
	α-Streptococcus	4 (2.4%)
	Streptococcus pneumoniae	2 (1.2%)
	Enterococcus	5 (3.0%)
	(Enterococcus faecalis)	(1)
Gram-positive rods	Corynebacterium species	71 (42.3%)
	(Corynebacterium jeikeium)	(1)
	(Corynebacterium striatum)	(1)
	Bacillus	2 (1.2%)
Gram-negative cocci	Neisseria	3 (1.8%)
Gram-negative rods	Klebsiella ozaenae	2 (1.2%)
	Morganella morganii	2 (1.2%)
	Proteus vulgaris	2 (1.2%)
Total		168 (100%)

MRSA methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus