Table 2. Comparison of clinical diagnoses associated with ocular 274 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and 245 methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus infections.

Diagnosis	MRSA (n = 274)No. (%)	MSSA (n = 245)No. (%)	p-value
Keratitis	99 (36.1)	98 (40.0)	0.414
Lid disorder *	67 (24.5)	41 (16.7)	0.040
Conjunctivitis	55 (20.1)	49 (20.0)	1
Lacrimal system disorder †	29 (10.6)	37 (15.1)	0.158
Wound infection	10 (3.6)	7 (2.9)	0.795
Endophthalmitis	9 (3.3)	4 (1.6)	0.357
Others ‡	5 (1.8)	9 (3.7)	0.305
Vision-threatening disorder §	131 (47.8)	121 (49.4)	0.786

^*Lid disorders including cellulitis, lid abscess and hordeolum.

^†Lacrimal system disoder including dacrocystitis and canaliculitis.

^‡Others including blebitis, sclera ulcer, buckle infection and hydroxyapatite implant infection.

^§Vision-threatening disorder including keratitis, cellulitis and endophthalmitis.

MRSA: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, MSSA: methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus.