Conjunctival Microbiota in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Influences of Perioperative Use of Topical Levofloxacin in Ocular Surgery

Conjunctival Microbiota in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Influences of Perioperative Use of Topical Levofloxacin in Ocular Surgery

Background: Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are prone to ocular surface infections. We therefore characterized the conjunctival microbiome of T2DM patients and the influence of topical levofloxacin to investigate whether a dysbiosis is associated with this phenomenon.Methods: Conjuncti...

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Main Authors: Xiangjia Zhu, Ling Wei, Xianfang Rong, Yinglei Zhang, Qian Zhang, Xiaofeng Wen, Wenwen He, Keke Zhang, Feng Chen, Lai Wei, Yi Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
type 2 diabetes mellitus
conjunctival microbiota
levofloxacin
cataract surgery
Staphylococcus
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.605639/full

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