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. 2010 Oct 22;25(1):66–72. doi: 10.1038/eye.2010.145

Table 2. Microbial isolates from aqueous and vitreous samples (n=64).

Species Total (n) Positivity rate
Culture positive 41 64.1%
Culture negative 23 35.9%
     
Gram-positive organisms 6 14.6%
Staphylococcus aureus 3  
Staphyloccus epidermidis 1  
Propionibacterium acnes 2  
     
Gram-negative organisms 8 19.5%
Klebsiella pneumoniae 4  
Neisseria menigiditis 1  
Gram-negative bacilli 1  
Brevibacterium species 1  
Pseudomonas aeroginosa 1  
     
Fungal isolates 27 65.9%
Candida albicans 15  
Candida tropicalis 3  
Candida dublinensis 3  
Aspergillus fumigatus 1  
Scedosporium prolificans 1  
Scedosporium apiospernum 2  
Paecilomyces lilacinus 1  
Cyptococcus neoformans 1