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Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection
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From: The microbiological profile of lacrimal abscess: two decades of experience from a tertiary eye care center

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Microbiological spectrum of lacrimal abscess. Gram stain showing gram-positive cocci arranged in clusters, ×1,000 (a). Gram stain showing plenty of gram-negative bacilli, ×1,000 (b). Gram stain showing lanceolate gram-positive cocci arranged in pairs, suggestive of streptococcus, ×1,000 (c). Culture plates of blood agar and chocolate agar showing confluent gray, moist, translucent growth (d). Chocolate agar showing small, pinpoint colonies with a greenish discoloration and blood agar showing confluent alpha hemolytic growth (e). Antibiotic susceptibility testing by Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method (f).

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