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Infections affecting lacrimal drainage system are not uncommon and occur in both pediatric and adult populations [1–5]. The most common among them being infective canaliculitis and acute dacryocystitis. Common organisms implicated in canaliculitis include Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus, Actinomycetales, and Nocardia [1]. Other uncommon organisms implicated include Mycobacterium chelonae, Lactococcus lactis, Eikenella corrodens, Enterobacter cloacae, Fusobacterium, Kocuria rosea, viruses like Herpes simplex, and fungal organisms like Pityrosporum pachydermatitis and Candida albicans. The microbiological profile of acute dacryocystitis includes Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus pyogenes, Haemophilus influenzae, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa [2].
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Ali, M.J. (2018). Microbiological Techniques. In: Atlas of Lacrimal Drainage Disorders. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5616-1_15
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