Table 2.
Culture-positive incidences of major isolates in blepharitis patients and controls.
| Blepharitis patients (n = 56) (%) | Control eyelashes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lid margin | Eyelash | (n = 46) (%) | |
| Aerobic | |||
| Staphylococcus spp. | 36 (61.29) | 39 (69.64) | 27 (58.70) |
| S. aureus | 22 (39.29) | 27 (48.21)∗ | 12 (26.09) |
| S. epidermidis | 22 (39.29) | 26 (46.43) | 21 (45.65) |
| Streptococcus spp. | 12 (21.43) | 13 (23.21)∗∗ | 2 (4.35) |
| Corynebacterium spp. | 8 (14.29) | 12 (21.43) | 4 (8.70) |
| Anaerobic | |||
| Propionibacterium spp. | 42 (75.00) | 42 (75.00)∗ | 13 (28.26) |
| P. acnes | 41 (73.21) | 42 (75.00)∗ | 13 (28.26) |
| Bacillus spp. | 11 (19.64) | 12 (21.43) | 5 (10.87) |
| Total organisms | 54 (96.43) | 54 (96.43)∗∗ | 37 (80.43) |
∗p < 0.05 and ∗∗p < 0.01 (blepharitis vs. Control).