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. 2012 Jan 25;53(1):267–272. doi: 10.1167/iovs.11-7840

Table 4.

Comparison of Adverse Events in P. aeruginosa Ulcers versus All Other Bacterial Ulcers

P. aeruginosa (n = 110)*n (%) All Other Bacteria (n = 384)*n (%) Total n (%) P
Change in antibiotic/addition of other antibiotic 15 (14) 53 (14) 68 (14) >0.99
Corneal perforation 2 (2) 13 (3) 15 (3) 0.54
Death 2 (2) 10 (3) 12 (2) >0.99
IOP elevated >25 but ≤35 mm Hg with medications within 1 week of therapy 4 (4) 8 (2) 12 (2) 0.31
Increase in infiltrate size (>50%) and >1 mm in maximum diameter 1 (1) 12 (3) 13 (3) 0.32
No resolution of epithelial defect at 21 days or later 19 (17) 52 (14) 71 (14) 0.36
Progressive corneal thinning ≥50% of enrollment thickness 1 (1) 1 (0.3) 2 (0.4) 0.40
Recurrence of epithelial defect 1 (1) 7 (2) 8 (2) 0.69
Total subjects with any adverse events 27 (25) 76 (20) 103 (21) 0.29
*

Adverse events were recorded from enrollment until the 3-month follow-up. These values (n) reflect the number of cases at enrollment.

Fisher's exact test.

IOP elevation >35 was considered a serious adverse event. There were no cases of IOP elevation >35 in SCUT.