Table 3: Positive Corneal Culture Results.
|
Organism |
Positive Culture Cases Number of cases (% of total cases) |
|
Pseudomonas species |
16 (21) |
|
Coagulase negative Staphylococcus |
9 (12) |
|
Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus |
3 (3.9) |
|
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
1 (1.3) |
|
Streptococcus species |
2 (2.6) |
|
Serratia marcescens |
3 (3.9) |
|
Enterococcus casseliflavus |
1 (1.3) |
|
Moraxella catarrhalis |
1 (1.3) |
|
Mycobacterium species |
1 (1.3) |
|
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia |
1 (1.3) |
|
Total |
36 (47) |
*some patients had cultures that yielded more than one organism.