Table 2.
Frequency of isolated bacteria in eye discharge in relation to sex and the various age groups at Gondar University Hospital (2009 to 2012)
|
Isolated bacteria |
Sex |
Age distribution in years |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Male |
Female |
≤ 2 yrs |
3-11 yrs |
12-17 yrs |
18-39 yrs |
≥40 yrs |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| CONS |
10(23.8) |
7(35) |
11(26.8) |
2(50) |
- |
4(30.8) |
- |
|
S. pneumoniae |
5(11.9) |
2(10) |
5(12.2) |
- |
1(33.3) |
1(7.7) |
- |
|
S. pyogene |
9(21.4) |
- |
5(12.2) |
- |
1(33.3) |
2(15.4) |
1(100) |
|
S. aureus |
10(23.8) |
3(15) |
7(17.1) |
2(50) |
1(33.3) |
3(23.1) |
- |
|
E. coli |
3(7.1) |
2(10) |
4(9.8) |
- |
- |
1(7.7) |
- |
| NLF. gram neg. rods |
1(2.4) |
1(5) |
2(4.9) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Klebsella spps |
4(9.5) |
5(25) |
7(17.1) |
- |
- |
2(15.4) |
- |
| Total | 42(67.7) | 20(32.3) | 41(66.1) | 4(6.5) | 3(4.8) | 13(21) | 1(1.6) |
N = number of isolates; CONS = Coagulase negative Staphylococci; % = percentage frequency.
NLF. gram neg. rods = non lactose fermented gram negative rode; − = Not isolated; yrs = years.
S. pneumoniae = Streptococcus pneumonia; S. pyogene = Streptococcus pyogene; S. aureus = Staphylococcus aureus.