Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of the patients who had cataract extractions from two independent outbreaks caused by P. aeruginosa. All patients underwent phacoemulsification with intraocular lens (IOL) implantation.
| Patient No. | Sex/Age | Systemic disease | Clinical specimen | Date of isolation | Designated strain number | Outcome BCVA a and comment |
| Outbreak 1 | ||||||
| 1 | 70/F | Nil | Vitreous | 04-6-04 | L-1130/03 | 6/120, poor |
| 2 | 48/F | Nil | Vitreous | 05-06-04 | L-1147/03 | No PLb poor |
| Outbreak 2 | ||||||
| 1 | 55/M | DM, HT c | Vitreous | 16-07-04 | L-1443/03 | 6/9 good |
| 2 | 69/M | Nil | Vitreous | 16-07-04 | L-1445/03 | 6/15 good |
| 3 | 75/M | Nil | Vitreous | 16-07-04 | L-1446/03 | No PL poor |
| 4 | 70/M | HT | Vitreous | 16-07-04 | L-1447/03 | 6/6 good |
| 5 | 62/M | Nil | Vitreous | 16-07-04 | L-1449/03 | 6/12 good |
| 6 | 62/F | Nil | Vitreous | 16-07-04 | L-1450/03 | No PL poor |
| 7 | 60/M | HT | Vitreous | 16-07-04 | L-1455/03 | 6/6 good |
a BCVA-Best corrected visual acuity;b PL – Perception of light; c DM – Diabetes mellitus, HT-Hypertension