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. 2018 Oct 11;11:1729–1740. doi: 10.2147/IDR.S162135

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Bacteria isolated in conjunctiva sac and Meibomian gland among MGD and control.

Notes: In CS, most of eyes detected no bacteria (79.3%), while in MG, Staphylococcus made up the majority (56.1%). Between two groups, positive isolation rate of bacteria was remarkably higher in MG than CS, as well as Staphylococcus epidermidis. ^*P<0.05. G+ and G– represent the Gram positive and negative bacteria, respectively.

Abbreviations: CS, conjunctival sac; MG, Meibomian gland; MGD, Meibomian gland dysfunction.