Table 3 Mycology and bacteriology of the patients with definite isolation from corneal scraping
Microorganism | Subtropical | Tropical |
|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | |
Total fungal isolates | 8 | 24 |
Filamentary fungal isolates | ||
Acremonium (Cephalosporium) spp. | 0 (0.0) | 2 (8.3) |
Aspergillus sp. | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.2) |
Aspergillus versicolor | 1 (12.5) | 0 (0.0) |
Beauveria | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.2) |
Bipolaris | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.2) |
Curvularia spp. | 1 (12.5) | 3 (12.5) |
Drechslera sp | 1 (12.5) | 0 (0.0) |
Fonsecaea sp. | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.2) |
Fusarium solani | 2 (25.0) | 5 (20.8) |
Fusarium spp. | 0 (0.0) | 7 (29.2) |
Penicillium sp. | 1 (12.5) | 0 (0.0) |
Phialophora spp. | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.2) |
Sepedonium sp. | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.2) |
Trichosporon faecale | 2 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Subtotal | 8 (100.0) | 23 (95.8) |
Yeasts | ||
Candida parapsilosis | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.2) |
Subtotal | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.2) |
Total bacterial isolates | 39 | 75 |
Gram positive organism | ||
Actinomyces sp. | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.3) |
Aerococcus sp. | 1 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) |
Bacillus spp. | 1 (2.6) | 2 (2.7) |
Corynebacterium sp | 7 (17.9) | 2 (2.7) |
Kocuria kristinae | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.3) |
Mycobacterium abscessus | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.3) |
Mycobacterium gordonae | 1 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) |
Mycobacterium szulgai | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.3) |
Propionibacterium acnes | 4 (10.3) | 10 (13.3) |
Staphylococci, CoNS | 2 (5.1) | 2 (2.7) |
Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA | 0 (0.0) | 3 (4.0) |
Staphylococcus aureus, MSSA | 6 (15.4) | 4 (5.3) |
Staphylococcus capitis | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.3) |
Staphylococcus cohnii ssp. urealyticus | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.3) |
Staphylococcus epidermidis, MRSE | 3 (7.7) | 4 (5.3) |
Staphylococcus saprophyticus | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.3) |
Streptococcus B Group non AABD | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.3) |
Streptococcus salivarius | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.3) |
Viridans group streptococci | 1 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) |
Subtotal | 26 (66.7) | 36 (48.0) |
Gram negative organism | ||
Alcaligenes xylosoxidans | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.3) |
Citrobacter koseri | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.7) |
Comamonas testosteroni | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Enterobacter cloacae complex | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.3) |
Enterococcus faecalis | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.3) |
Haemophilus influenzae | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.3) |
Klebsiella spp. | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.3) |
Moraxella catarrhalis | 1 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) |
Neisseria elongata | 1 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) |
Proteus mirabilis | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.7) |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 9 (23.1) | 22 (29.3) |
Ralstonia pickettii | 1 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) |
Serratia marcescens | 1 (2.6) | 5 (6.7) |
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | 0 (0.0) | 3 (4.0) |
Subtotal | 13 (33.3) | 39 (52.0) |