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. 2005 Apr;89(4):430–436. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2004.052688

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.