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Table 1 The demographic and baseline characteristics of the patients with Burkholderia capecia keratitis

From: Clinico-microbiological profile of Burkholderia cepacia keratitis: a case series

No.

Age/

sex

Year

Risk factors

Prior use

of cortico-

steroid

Location

, size

Hypopyon

Corneal perforation

Treatment

Surgery

Presenting

VA

Final

VA

Other isolates

1

71/f

2003

Diabetic mellitus

C, L

+

Ceftazidime, Vancomycin

NLP

NLP

 

2

52/m

2007

Ocular trauma

+

C, S

+

Ceftazidime, Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim

AMT

CF

CF

Candida parapsilosis

3

64/f

2010

Diabetic mellitus, Recent ocular surgery (PKP)

+

C, L

Ceftazidime

AMT, patch graft, evisceration

NLP

NLP

 

4

71/m

2010

HZV keratitis

C, L

+

Amikacin, Vancomycin, Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim

NLP

NLP

Serratia marcescens

5

24/m

2010

HSV keratitis

+

PC, L

Ceftazidime, acyclovir

CF

20/200

 

6

57/f

2014

HSV keratitis

C, L

+

Levofloxacin, acyclovir

Patch graft, PKP

HM

LP

 

7

85/m

2016

Unknown

C, L

+

Amikacin, voriconazole

HM

HM

Fusarium solani

8

53/m

2016

Ocular trauma

+

PC, M

+

+

Ceftazidime, Moxifloxacin (oral), Vancomycin

 

20/200

20/70

 

9

84/f

2017

Ocular surface problem

PC, S

Levofloxacin

CF

CF

 

10

50/f

2017

Contact lens wear

PC, S

Levofloxacin

20/25

20/50

 

11

88/f

2017

Recent ocular surgery (PKP, AMT)

+

C, M

+

Levofloxacin

AMT

HM

20/1000

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

12

60/m

2017

Unknown

C, L

+

Levofloxacin

AMT, keratectomy, tarsorrhaphy, patch graft

CF

NA

 

13

84/f

2018

HSV keratitis

+

PC, S

+

+

Ceftazidime

HM

CF

 

14

65/f

2018

Diabetic mellitus, Recurrent ocular ulcer

+

PC, M

+

Levofloxacin

HM

NLP

Corynebacterium propinquum, Corynebacterium species

15

48/m

2018

Ocular trauma

PC, S

Levofloxacin

20/50

20/30

Bacillus megaterium,

Arthrobacter species

16

69/f

2019

Unknown

C, L

Levofloxacin

NLP

NLP

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

17

36/m

2019

HZV keratitis, Contact lens wear

+

C, M

Levofloxacin

CF

20/400

 
  1. AMT  amniotic membrane transplantation, central, CF  counting fingers, female, HM  hand motion, HSV  herpes simplex virus, HZV  herpes zoster virus, large, LP  light perception, male, medium, NA  not available, NLP  no light perception, PC  paracentral, PKP  penetrating keratoplasty, small, VA  visual acuity