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. 2003 Sep;87(9):1169–1172. doi: 10.1136/bjo.87.9.1169

Table 2.

Regional variation in the organisms cultured from corneal scrapes

Staphylococcus Streptococcus Pseudomonas Gram negatives Fungi
New York, USA 49% 9% 8% 22% 3%
Florida, USA 16% 8% 19% 9% 35%
South Africa 45% 29% 4% 14% 3%
Nepal 23% 37% 11% 14% 17%
Bangladesh 2% 24% 22% 5% 45%
Melbourne, Australia 48% 13% 7% 14%