TABLE 2.
Correlation between severity of outcome and S. aureus endophthalmitis clonotype
| Clonotype (n) | Severity of outcome (no. [%] of patients)
|
Pb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20/200 or worsea | Better than 20/200a | ||
| SA1 (10) | 7 (70) | 3 (30) | 0.054 |
| SA2 (4) | 2 (50) | 2 (50) | ND |
| SA3 (2) | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | ND |
| SA4 (3) | 2 (66) | 1 (33) | ND |
| SA5 (4) | 3 (75) | 1 (25) | ND |
| Total (clonal) (23) | 15 (65) | 8 (35) \ | 0.036 |
| Other isolates (nonclonal) (16) | 5 (31) | 11 (69) / | |
a
Final best-corrected visual acuity.
b
By Pearson’s chi square test. ND, not done (the numbers of isolates in these groups fall below the threshold for Pearson’s chi square test).