Table 4.
Bacterial pathogens recovered from ocular specimens obtained from (n = 2599) eyes with bacterial infections
| Name of the bacterial isolate | Total no. of the bacterial isolates recovered (%) | Number of pure isolates (%) | Mixed with other bacterial isolates (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total gram-positive cocci | 1553 (59.48) | 1541/1553 (99.23) | 12/1553 (0.77) |
| Sta. aureus | 697 | 695 | 2 |
| CoNS | 162 | 160 | 2 |
| Str. pneumoniae | 578 | 571 | 7 |
| Streptococcus pyogenes | 42 | 42 | 0 |
| Streptococcus viridans | 74 | 73 | 1 |
| Total gram-positive bacilli | 234 (8.96) | 227/234 (97.01) | 7/234 (2.99) |
| Bacillus spp. | 27 | 26 | 1 |
| Corynebacterium spp. | 207 | 201 | 6 |
| Gram-negative cocci | 169 (6.47) | 169/169 (100) | 0 |
| M. lacunata | 48 | 48 | 0 |
| M. catarrhalis | 94 | 94 | 0 |
| Neisseria gonorrhea | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Neisseria meningitidis | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Acinetobacter calcoaceticus | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Aerobic actinomycetes | 53 (2.03) | 51/53 (96.23) | 2/53 (3.77) |
| No. asteroides | 53 | 51 | 2 |
| Gram-negative bacilli | 602 (23.06) | 599/602 (99.5) | 3/602 (0.5) |
| Ps. aeruginosa | 218 | 215 | 3 |
| Es. coli | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| H. influenzae | 90 | 90 | 0 |
| Haemophilus parainfluenzae | 48 | 48 | 0 |
| Haemophilus aegypticus | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Enterobacter agglomerans | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| Enterobacter aerogenes | 49 | 49 | 0 |
| Enterobacter cloacae | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Klebsiella ozaenae | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 76 | 76 | 0 |
| Citrobacter diversus | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Citrobacter freundic | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Alcaligenes faecalis | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Proteus mirabilis | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Proteus vulgaris | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Serratia marcesens | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Total | 2611 (100) | 2587/2611 (99.08) | 24/2611 (0.92) |