Conjunctival Microbial Flora and Antibiotic Sensitivity in Newborns at Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State

O. A. Ayeni; O. O. Onabolu; H. A. Ajibode; O. O. Osinupebi; O. T. Bodunde; T. O. Otulana; V. A. Ayeni; O. O. Idowu

Authors

O. A. Ayeni Ogun State Hospital, Ifo, Ogun State, Nigeria
O. O. Onabolu Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria
H. A. Ajibode Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria
O. O. Osinupebi Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria
O. T. Bodunde Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria
T. O. Otulana Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria
V. A. Ayeni Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria
O. O. Idowu Genentech Inc, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA.

Abstract

Background: Micro-organisms are closely associated with the eye, forming the microbial flora of the ocular surface at birth while the inner parts of the eye remain sterile.1 The eye is protected from invasion of these organisms by protective mechanisms on the ocular surface such as the continuous secretion of tear film containing bactericidal substances,1-5 but any breach in the ocular surface from immunosuppression and/or trauma may predispose the eye to extraocular and/or intraocular infections.6 Normal ocular flora
in babies is influenced by factors that differ in different individuals. 7-12 The study aimed to determine conjunctival microbial flora, organisms implicated in ophthalmia neonatorum, and antibiotic sensitivity in newborns at Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria.

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