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Staphylococci were detected in 24 (11.5%) of tears obtained from lacrimal punctum of 207 healthyschool children. Among these, Staphylococcus aureus was found in 7 cases and coagulase negativestaphylococci were isolated from 17 cases. In S. aureus, the largest number of the organisms in per one ultear was 7.50×102 colony forming units (CFU). Three and 4 strains were encapsulated and unencapsulated, respectively. Apart from one strain, the capsular type was determined. All coagulasenegative staphylococci were identified except for two strains and Staphylococcus warneri was the mostfrequent in population followed by S. epidermidis. In no case was more than 2.50×103 CFU of these organisms found in per one μl of tears, suggestingthat these amounts of the organisms would not be related to the eye infections.
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