Table 3.

Microbial growth pattern in cultures from corneal ulcers (n=200) in a tertiary care institution in Gujarat, India

Growth pattern	Cases	%
Pure bacterial growth (Single species of bacteria)	48	24
(Two species of bacteria)	5	2.5
Pure fungal growth (Single species of fungus)	45	22.5
Mixed microbial growth (Single species of bacteria with a single species of fungi)	12	6
Pure Acanthamoeba ulcer	1	0.5
Patients with positive cultures	110	55
Patients with negative cultures	90	45
Total number of ulcers	200	100