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A study on isolation rate and prevalence of drug resistance among microorganisms isolated from multiorgan donor and donor corneal rim along with a report on existence of bla NDM-1 among Indian population.
Current eye research - 1 Mar 2012
Murali Sowmiya, Jambulingam Malathi, Tiru Vaidehi, Kulanthai Lily Therese, Rajagopal Rama, Padmanaban Prema, Madhavan Hajib Naraharirao
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PURPOSE: To study the rate of isolation and prevalence of drug resistance among bacteria isolated from conjunctival swabs collected from multiorgan donor and Donor corneal rim specimens obtained from a tertiary eye hospital in South India. METHODS: Donor corneal rims (DCR) and conjunctival swabs from multiorgan donors collected over a period of 6 months were screened for the prevalent species of bacteria and drug...
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