Table 2.
Isolated bacteria | n (%)
|
P-value | |
---|---|---|---|
CS | MG | ||
None | 113 (80.7%) | 64 (45.7%) | <0.001* |
Staphylococcus (G+) | 19 (13.6%) | 67 (47.9%) | <0.001* |
S. epidermidis | 15 (10.7%) | 65 (46.4%) | <0.001* |
S. aureus | 2 (1.4%) | 4 (2.9%) | 0.409 |
S. hominis | 2 (1.4%) | 1 (0.7%) | 0.562 |
S. capitis | 1 (0.7%) | 2 (1.4%) | 0.562 |
S. warneri | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.7%) | 0.316 |
Corynebacterium (G+) | 4 (2.9%) | 6 (4.3%) | 0.520 |
C. macginleyi | 4 (2.9%) | 5 (3.6%) | 0.735 |
C. pseudodiphtheriticum | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.7%) | 0.316 |
Microbacteriaceae (G+) | 4 (2.9%) | 14 (10.0%) | 0.015* |
Microbacterium | 1 (0.7%) | 3 (2.1%) | 0.314 |
Micrococcaceae | 3 (2.1%) | 7 (5.0%) | 0.198 |
Micrococcus luteus | 0 (0%) | 4 (2.9%) | 0.044* |
Moraxella osloensis (G−) | 3 (2.1%) | 0 (0%) | 0.082 |
Bacillus (G+) | 0 (0%) | 4 (2.9%) | 0.044* |
B. cereus | 0 (0%) | 2 (1.4%) | 0.156 |
B. circulans | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.7%) | 0.316 |
B. thermoamylovorans | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.7%) | 0.316 |
Paenibacillus (G+) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.7%) | 0.316 |
Lysinibacillus (G+) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.7%) | 0.316 |
Xanthomonadaceae (G−) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.7%) | 0.316 |
Notes:
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; n (%): number of patients (percentage in CS or MG).