Table 5.
Outcomes of cultures of corneal scrapes
Patient code | Age | Sex | Wearing modality | Lens type | Clinical severity score | Culture outcome |
82 | 26 | F | Daily wear | Hydrogel | 7 | Staphylococcus spp* |
48 | 30 | F | Extended wear | Silicone hydrogel | 8 | Bacillus spp |
36 | 32 | M | Extended wear | Hydrogel daily disposable | 9 | No growth 5 days |
58 | 40 | M | Daily wear | Hydrogel | 9 | No growth 5 days |
197 | 23 | M | Daily wear | Hydrogel | 9 | No growth 5 days |
205 | 34 | M | Daily wear | Hydrogel | 9 | No growth 5 days |
209 | 35 | F | Extended wear | Hydrogel | 9 | No growth 5 days |
362 | 83 | F | Daily wear | Rigid | 9 | Stenotrophomonas maltophilia |
364 | 23 | F | Daily wear | Hydrogel daily disposable | 9 | No growth 5 days |
44 | 61 | M | Extended wear | Silicone hydrogel | 10 | Propionibacterium acnes |
185 | 20 | F | Daily wear | Hydrogel | 10 | Mixed coliforms |
206 | 51 | F | Daily wear | Hydrogel daily disposable | 10 | Candida albicans |
369 | 30 | F | Daily wear | Hydrogel | 10 | Acinetobacter spp |
92 | 24 | F | Daily wear | Hydrogel | 11 | No growth 5 days |
95 | 20 | F | Extended wear | Hydrogel | 11 | Staphylococcus spp* |
195 | 31 | M | Daily wear | Rigid | 11 | No growth 5 days |
291 | 60 | F | Extended wear | Silicone hydrogel | 11 | No growth 5 days |
41 | 27 | F | Daily wear | Hydrogel daily disposable | 12 | No growth 5 days |
213 | 48 | M | Daily wear | Hydrogel | 12 | Mixed coliforms |
295 | 24 | F | Daily wear | Hydrogel daily disposable | 12 | No growth 5 days |
365 | 19 | M | Daily wear | Hydrogel | 12 | No growth 5 days |
372 | 21 | M | Daily wear | Hydrogel | 13 | No growth 5 days |
375 | 47 | M | Daily wear | Hydrogel | 14 | Pseudomonas spp |
93 | 29 | M | Extended wear | Hydrogel | 16 | Pseudomonas spp |
273 | 25 | M | Extended wear | Silicone hydrogel | 19 | Pseudomonas spp |
*Coagulase negative.