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Br J Ophthalmol 85:1158-1162 doi:10.1136/bjo.85.10.1158
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Use of a pair of blood culture bottles for sterility testing of corneal organ culture media

Table 2

Microbiological contaminations of deswelling media (n=4/206)

Isolated micro-organism Time between inoculation and positive control (days) Sensitivity of micro-organisms to the anti-infectious agents present in medium
Bactec aerobic bottle Bactec anaerobic bottle Sabouraud broth Penicillin G Streptomycin Amphotericin B Postoperative infectious complications
Staphylococcus aureus 2 R S R No
Coagulase negative staphylococcus 1 1 R R R No
Coagulase negative staphylococcus 1 1 R R R No
Rhodotorulaspp 6 R R S No
  • − = No micro-organism growth, R = resistant, S = sensitive.

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