Table 3.
The distribution of bacteria according to clinical diagnosis
| Type of bacterial isolate, N (%) | Clinical diagnosis | Total N (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P’orbital cellulitisa | Dacryocystitis | Blepharitis | Blepharoconjunctivitis | Conjunctivitisb | Keratitisc | Endophthalmitisd | ||
| S. aureus | 4 (50) | 3 (25) | 5 (38.5) | 2 (33.3) | 17 (21.5) | 7 (14.9) | 2 (9.5) | 40 (21.5) |
| CoNSe | 0 | 0 | 3 (23.1) | 1 (16.7) | 13 (16.5) | 8 (17) | 6 (28.6) | 31 (16.7) |
| S. pyogenes | 1 (12.5) | 3 (25) | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.3) | 0 | 0 | 5 (2.7) |
| S. pneumoniae | 2 (25) | 2 (16.7) | 0 | 1 (16.7) | 3 (3.8) | 0 | 0 | 8 (4.3) |
| Viridans streptococci | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (7.6) | 1 (2.1) | 0 | 7 (3.8) |
| Enterococcus spp. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (7.6) | 2 (4.3) | 0 | 8 (4.3) |
| Moraxella spp. | 1 (12.5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2.1) | 0 | 2 (1.1) |
| N. gonorrhoeae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.3) | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.5) |
| H. influenzae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (2.5) | 0 | 0 | 2 (1.1) |
| P. aeruginosa | 0 | 0 | 1 (7.7) | 0 | 2 (2.5) | 11 (23.4) | 7 (33.3) | 21 (11.3) |
| K. pneumoniae | 0 | 1 (8.3) | 1 (7.7) | 0 | 2 (2.5) | 1 (2.1) | 2 (9.5) | 7 (3.8) |
| Klebsiella spp. | 0 | 1 (8.3) | 0 | 0 | 2 (2.5) | 2 (4.3) | 0 | 5 (2.7) |
| E. coli | 0 | 1 (8.3) | 1 (7.7) | 1 (16.7) | 7 (8.9) | 4 (8.5) | 1 (4.8) | 15 (8.1) |
| Enterobacter spp. | 0 | 1 (8.3) | 1 (7.7) | 0 | 5 (6.3) | 3 (6.4) | 0 | 10 (5.4) |
| Citrobacter freundii | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (2.5) | 2 (4.3) | 0 | 4 (2.2) |
| S. marcescens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (16.7) | 3 (3.8) | 1 (2.1) | 0 | 5 (2.7) |
| Aeromonas spp. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.3) | 1 (2.1) | 0 | 2 (1.1) |
| P. shigelloides | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.3) | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.5) |
| Proteus spp. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (2.5) | 1 (2.1) | 0 | 3 (1.6) |
| Acinetobacter spp. | 0 | 0 | 1 (7.7) | 0 | 1 (1.3) | 2 (4.3) | 1 (4.8) | 5 (2.7) |
| GPBf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (2.5) | 0 | 2 (9.5) | 4 (2.2) |
| Total | 8 (100) | 12 (100) | 13 (100) | 6 (100) | 79 (100) | 47 (100) | 21 (100) | 186 (100) |
Notes: amixed isolate in one case: S. pneumoniae + H. influenzae; bmixed isolates in three cases: E. coli + P. aeruginosa; E. coli + S. aureus & S. marcescens + S. aureus ; cmixed isolate in one case: P. aeruginosa + S. aureus ; dmixed isolate in one case: E. coli + CoNS; e CoNS Coagulase negative staphylococci; f GPB Gram-positive bacilli, P’orbital cellulitis = Periorbital cellulitis