Bacterial flora in infants encountered at time of delivery. A study of one hundred cultures from the eyelids

Authors

• H. Charles Franklin, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1948

Publication Title

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volume

56

Issue

4

Abstract

One hundred cultures were taken from the external surface of the eyelids of newborn infants immediately after birth and before the cord was cut. Ninety-six per cent of the cultures were positive, and from one to four organisms were isolated in each positive culture. A total of 167 organisms were identified of which Staphylococci, E. coli, and Streptococci were predominant. © 1948.

Recommended Citation

Franklin, H. (1948). Bacterial flora in infants encountered at time of delivery. A study of one hundred cultures from the eyelids. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 56(4). http://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9378(48)90416-5
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