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. 2016 Nov 28;11(11):e0165223. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165223

Table 1. Trend analysis of bacterial keratitis isolates by year period 2002–2014.

Common bacterial isolate 2002–2005 2006–2009 2010–2014 APC* P value
Grand Total 155 119 157 -1.6 0.3
Coagulase-negative staphylococci 68 33 37 -8.1 0.002
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 27 26 25 -5.3 0.1
Streptococcus pneumoniae 13 21 22 7.4 0.2
Staphylococcus aureus 11 15 16 -0.8 0.9
 MRSA 2 1 0 -31.2 0.5
 MSSA 9 14 16 7.5 0.2
Haemophilus influenzae 4 3 2 -8.3 0.1
Streptococcus species 4 5 3 -3.5 0.5
Escherichia coli 1 1 3 14.7 0.1

*APC: Annual Percent Change